# NTSB FTW74DQG15: Cessna A188A, N8184V, Edmonson, TX, August 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Edmonson, TX · EDMONSON, TX
- Location: 34.2791° N, 101.8967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edmonson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2791&lon=-101.8967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2082  74/8/12    EDMONSON,TEX        CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1200
        TIME - 1600                    N8184V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDMONSON,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON DIRT FARM ROAD,RIGHT WING CAUGHT TALL GRASS.NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8184V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8184V-2017-03-06), registration cancelled 2017-03-06, S/N 188-0434, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740812023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812023999A), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna A188, Edmonson, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on dirt farm road,right wing caught tall grass. No load aboard.

## Other investigations on N8184V (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 FTW91DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG02), May 9, 1991: Cessna 188 (N8184V), La Feria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE PROPER DESCENT RATE.

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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