- Date
- August 26, 1984, 23:45 local (Aug 27, 1984, 06:45 UTC)
- Place
- Salome, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8138VCessna 188A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840826044129A
- Case key
- 24422
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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 plt said his prop stirred up a cloud of dust during takeoff and in a state of reduced visibility he collided with a mound of dirt. The collision separated the left main landing gear from the acft. Subtantial damage was done to the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8138V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188-0388
- Airframe hours
- 4,436
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Five Star Flying, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Five Star Flying Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 28, 1984 · 1,422 hours before
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 130 in the last 30 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.