# Accident 19880804033049A: Cessna A188B, Dalhart, TX, August 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1988, 10:35 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SPRG
- Location: 36.0605° N, 102.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0605&lon=-102.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9248R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9248R-1990-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,134 total, 123 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804033049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND AND IMPACT CORNFIELD DURING SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN EIGHT FEET TALL CORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA143), Aug 4, 1988: Cessna A188B (N9248R), Dalhart, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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