# NTSB MKC84LA172: Cessna A188B, N9431G, Gould, AR, June 15, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 15, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Gould, AR
- Coordinates: 33.980751, -91.55989 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9808&lon=-91.5599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33708/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA172

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - maneuver - initiated, pilot in command
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - initiated, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff

## Analysis

THE PLT DEPARTED WITH A HEAVY LOAD, & DURING A TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE LOAD WAS DUMPED & THE PLT SAID HE WAS APPLYING FULL POWER, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO MUSH & CRASHED ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRSTRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9431G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801482T
- Airframe hours: 3500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Robertson Aerial Ag, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 24, 1984, 80 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 1,689 total, 1,340 in this make and model, 1,615 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °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 19840615024829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840615024829A), Jun 15, 1984: Cessna A188B, Gould, AR, Destroyed. Sluggish climb after liftoff. Dumped load but stalled during a shallow turn. Full load, no wind, and hot humid day.

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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