Cessna 188A accident near Salome, Arizona, August 27, 1984
On August 27, 1984 at about 6:45 am local time, a Cessna 188A, registered N8138V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Salome, Arizona. 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 27, 1984 · about 6:45 am local time
- Place
- Salome, Arizona · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188A · all 188As on the register
- Registration
- N8138V · registry record · serial 188-0388
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT SAID HIS PROP STIRRED UP A CLOUD OF DUST DURING TAKEOFF AND IN A STATE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY HE COLLIDED WITH A MOUND OF DIRT. THE COLLISION SEPARATED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE ACFT. SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT.
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; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,000 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 130 in the last 30 days; 5,000 as pilot in command; 127 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,436 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 28, 1984; 1,422 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Five Star Flying, INC.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 100°F (38°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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