# NTSB FTW79FRG36: Cessna A188B, N53311, Falfurrias, TX, May 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1979
- Place: Falfurrias, TX · FALFURRIAS, TX
- Location: 27.2244° N, 98.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falfurrias, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2244&lon=-98.1452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0926  79/5/24  NR.FALFURRIAS,TX      CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2228
        TIME - 0730                    N53311              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1140 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALFURRIAS,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- STALLED IN STEEP TURN,HIT NOSE DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53311](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53311-2012-08-20), registration cancelled 2012-08-20, S/N 18801752T, 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: Destroyed

## 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 19790524012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524012489A), May 24, 1979: Cessna A188B, Falfurrias, TX, Destroyed. Circled at low altitude,pull up until aircraft stalled. Went straight in. Factors airspeed and misjudgment.

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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