# NTSB FTW74FRG85: Cessna A188B, N9460G, Floresville, TX, April 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1974
- Place: Floresville, TX · FLORESVILLE, TX
- Location: 29.1467° N, 98.1652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floresville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1467&lon=-98.1652&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRG85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1225   74/4/5  NR.FLORESVILLE,TEX    CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4000
        TIME - 0800                    N9460G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 523 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOENING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FLORESVILLE,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT HEARD POP ON T/O.GR COLLAPSD ON LNDG.EXAM OF FAILD PART MET HARDNES TESTS,SPECS.NO FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9460G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9460G-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 18801490, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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
- Airport: Boening

## 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 19740405012439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405012439A), Apr 5, 1974: Cessna A188B, Floresville, TX, Substantial damage. Plt heard pop on t/o.gr collapsd on lndg. Exam of faild part met hardnes tests,specs. No fatigue.

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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