# NTSB MKC88LA138: Cessna 172, N29168, Lamar, MO, July 27, 1988 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 27, 1988, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Lamar, MO - Coordinates: 37.489284, -94.270492 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4893&lon=-94.2705&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 34612 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC88LA138 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34612/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA138 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - radio communications - not possible, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - radio communications - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PLT OF THE AERIAL APPLICATOR ACFT SAID HE WAS PULLING OUT FOR AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE ON RWY 21, WHEN THE CESSNA ON A LANDING ROLL, STRUCK HIM FROM THE REAR. THE PILOT SAID THAT POSSIBLY THE BACKGROUND, HAZE, AND AIRFRAME COMPONENTS MADE THE INCOMING ACFT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE AG ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH TWO-WAY RADIO EQUIPMENT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) DURING THE LDG ROLL, THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH AN AERIAL APPLICATION ACFT, THAT PULLED ON TO THE INTERSECTION FOR TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PLT ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OTHER ACFT PRIOR TO LDG, BUT THE SPRAY PLANE HAD NO RADIO. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N29168](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29168), registered now, S/N 17264105, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17264105 - Airframe hours: 2104 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Richards, Thomas J., doing business as Richard, Thomas J. - Registered owner: Richards, Thomas J. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 22, 1988, 22 hours before - Departed: NVD, NEVADA, MO - Destination: LLU - Airport: LLU, Lamar Muni, runway 21, 2,910 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N5017S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5017S), registered now, S/N 301-0106 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301 - Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: AT 301 106 - Airframe hours: 1652 - Engines: P&W R-1340-AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Louis F. Quinn - Registered owner: Quinn, Louis F. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 24, 1988, 28 hours before - Destination: LLU - Airport: LLU, Lamar Muni, runway 21, 2,910 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N29168; age 45; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N5017S; age 69; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 24,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 5 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 17,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JLN, 20 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19880727061962A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727061962A), Jul 27, 1988: Cessna 172M, Lamar, MO, Substantial damage. Struck N5017S from the rear on landing roll. Was unable to avoid the plane as it taxied onto runway in front of him. - [Accident 19880727061961A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727061961A), Jul 27, 1988: Airtrc AT301, Lamar, MO, Substantial damage. Taxied onto runway. Was struck by unseen aircraft N29168 that was on landing roll. No radio on ag aircraft a factor 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.