# NTSB FTW72FPG86: Cessna A188, N3515Q, Jerome, AR, June 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1972
- Place: Jerome, AR · JEROME, AR
- Location: 33.3972° N, 91.4705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerome, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3972&lon=-91.4705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2062  72/6/21    JEROME,ARK          CESSNA A188         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33,
        TIME - 1055                    N3515Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEROME,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTEN-LOOSELY                       GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT COMPLAINED OF FULLY LOADED FLT HANDLING.WAS LOADED TO HALF CAPACITY AT TIME OF ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3515Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ellington Strip

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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