# NTSB LAX80FUJ97: Cessna A188B, N53388, Casa Blanca, AZ, September 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1980
- Place: Casa Blanca, AZ · CASA BLANCA, AZ
- Location: 33.1155° N, 111.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Blanca, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1155&lon=-111.9081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2984  80/9/16    CASA BLANCA,AZ.     CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N53388              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        38, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, 450
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASA BLANCA,AZ.             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       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 - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION W ANOTHER ACFT.MAKE & MODEL OF OTR ACFT NOT RPRTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53388](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53388-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 18801804T, 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

## 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 19800916041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916041999A), Sep 16, 1980: Cessna A188B, Casa Blanca, AZ, Substantial damage. Steepened angle of bank in procedure turn to avoid other ag airplane. Flew into ground on roll out.

## Other investigations on N53388 (1)

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 FTW76DQG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG99), Aug 14, 1976: Cessna 188 (N53388), Veribest, TX, 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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