- Date
- August 26, 1984, 19:30 local (Aug 27, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salome, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731VZCessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840826044689A
- Case key
- 24421
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with the terrain following a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion while spraying a cotton field. The plt stated he was aware of the low fuel supply but was pushing to complete the job before dark.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731VZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803202T
- Airframe hours
- 1,485
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Morris James W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1984 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- Wenden, AZ
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,244 total · 134 in this make and model · 1,456 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.