# NTSB FTW70F0235: Cessna A188, N8140V, Wildorado, TX, September 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1969
- Place: Wildorado, TX · WILDORADO, TX
- Location: 35.2092° N, 102.2095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wildorado, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2092&lon=-102.2095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0235

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3490  69/9/16    WILDORADO,TEX       CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0645                    N8140V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 47, 2580 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            254 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRIST FERTILIZER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILDORADO,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  254                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8140V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crist Fertilizer

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.

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