# NTSB LAX82DA193: Cessna A188, N70454, Ehrenberg, AZ, May 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 25, 1982, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Ehrenberg, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.519943, -114.520828 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5199&lon=-114.5208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA193
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70558/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA193

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Abrupt maneuver, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF A TRIM RUN IN ORDER TO MISS SOME ELECTRIC WIRES THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUTTER. IT THEN ROLLED LEFT, RIGHT, AND BACK TO THE LEFT GOING ALMOST INVERTED BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A COTTON FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70454](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70454-1986-07-01), registration cancelled 1986-07-01, S/N 18801923 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801923
- Airframe hours: 2826
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Cyr Aviation
- Registered owner: Cyr Aviation
- Departed: BLH, BLYTHE, CA
- Destination: BLH, BLYTHE, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,350 total, 351 in this make and model, 2,157 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820525019229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525019229A), May 25, 1982: Cessna A188B, Ehrenberg, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed when pilot made pull up in attempt to clear wires during spray run.

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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