# NTSB LAX84LUJ01: Cessna 188B, N731VZ, Salome, AZ, August 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1984, 19:30 local (Aug 27, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Salome, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.719387, -113.650268 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7194&lon=-113.6503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LUJ01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24421/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LUJ01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731VZ-1997-11-06), registration cancelled 1997-11-06, S/N 18803202T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18803202T
- Airframe hours: 1485
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840826044689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840826044689A), Aug 26, 1984: Cessna A188B, Salome, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel while dusting cotten.

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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