Cessna 188 accident near Salisbury, Missouri, August 7, 1990
On August 7, 1990 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 188, registered N9106R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Salisbury, Missouri (Salisbury airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT ATTAINED AND GO-AROUND NOT PERFORMED BY THE PIC.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 1990 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Salisbury, Missouri · Salisbury · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188 · all 188s on the register
- Registration
- N9106R · no longer on the register · serial 18802120T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE PLT LANDED LONG ON A 2500 FOOT GRAVEL STRIP, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, AND NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,500 hours in all; 360 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 3,929 as pilot in command; 819 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 48 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 005° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 6,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:45 pm from COU, 40 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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