Cessna A188B accident near Westboro, Missouri, June 18, 1984
On June 18, 1984 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna A188B, registered N4857R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Westboro, Missouri (AG Strip 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).
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
- June 18, 1984 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Westboro, Missouri · AG Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · all A188Bs on the register
- Registration
- N4857R · no longer on the register · serial 18802376T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 1,140 in this make and model; 49 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 1,915 as pilot in command; 531 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 808 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 23, 1983; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Westboro MO at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 1,900 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:48 pm from OMA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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