- Date
- June 18, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Westboro, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4857RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840618024969A
- Case key
- 33710
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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.
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Directional control - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Once becoming airborne, the acfts left boom was dragging in tall grass which paralleled the airstrip resulting in a 90 deg level turn to the left. The acft contacted the ground with the nose heading 90 to 110 degs left of the rwy heading.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4857R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802376T
- Airframe hours
- 808
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 23, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- Westboro, MO
- Airport
- Ag Strip, runway 35, 1,900 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,140 in this make and model · 1,915 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.