# NTSB LAX70DUJ22: Cessna A188, N3525Q, Arlington, AZ, April 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1970
- Place: Arlington, AZ · ARLINGTON, AZ
- Location: 33.3346° N, 112.7747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3346&lon=-112.7747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1749   70/4/2  NR.ARLINGTON,ARIZ     CESSNA A188         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6767
        TIME - 1330                    N3525Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUSTER STRIP,ARIZ           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6767                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE OVER HOUSES AND TREES.ACFT ROLLED R,HIT INVERTED,NOSE DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3525Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3525Q-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 188-0475, 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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3525Q (3)

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 ATL88DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG09), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 188 (N3525Q), Garfield, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW73FPM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPM11), May 23, 1973: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0177), Oct 19, 1969: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Guadalupe, AZ, substantial damage

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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