# NTSB LAX69D0141: Cessna A188, N8112V, Sun City, AZ, September 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1968
- Place: Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3538   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8112V-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 188-0362, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- 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
- Airport: Beardsley No 22

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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