LAX69D0141

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188 · Sun City, AZ · September 6, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1968
Place
Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8112VCessna A188
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107804

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3538   68/9/6    SUN CITY,ARIZ       CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 18500
        TIME - 2005                    N8112V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEARDSLEY NO 22
        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)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           90                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TEMP 90 DEG,WIND CALM. ACFT SETTLED IN 3 PT ATTITUDE,HIT IRRIGATION DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8112V
Reported as
Cessna A188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beardsley No 22

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.