Cessna 188 accident near Tucker, Arkansas, June 10, 1983
On June 10, 1983 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Cessna 188, registered N731VF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tucker, Arkansas (Tucker airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 10, 1983 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tucker, Arkansas · Tucker · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188 · all 188s on the register
- Registration
- N731VF · registry record · serial 18803184T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THIS WAS THE FIRST LOADED DEPARTURE FROM THE SHORT, RUTTED STRIP WHICH HAD POWER LINES ACROSS EACH END. DURING TAKEOFF THE PLT REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO CLEAR THE POWER LINE & STARTED TO DUMP THE LOAD. HOWEVER, THE FERTILIZER WOULD NOT DUMPFAST ENOUGH. THE PLT TURNED TO PARALLEL THE POWER LINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACFT BEING DOWNWIND & THE ACFT SETTLED INTOTHE GROUND.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,216 hours in all; 720 in this make and model; 173 in the last 90 days; 1,151 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,588 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 2,200 ft by 20 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 79°F (26°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW83LA278.