Cessna A188 accident near Blaine, Kansas, June 3, 1986
On June 3, 1986, a Cessna A188, registered N8140V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Blaine, Kansas (Private 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 3, 1986
- Place
- Blaine, Kansas · Private
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188 · all A188s on the register
- Registration
- N8140V · no longer on the register · serial 1880390
- 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 STATED THAT A CALF, WEIGHING APRX 500 LBS, RAN IN FNT OF THE ACFT, JUST AS IT WAS APCHG LIFT-OFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL & SKIDDED, COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT, THE CALF WAS HIDDEN FROM THE PLT'S VIEW BY THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,445 hours in all; 2,283 in this make and model; 39 in the last 90 days; 2,239 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,561 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 16, 1986; 38 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 2,200 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; not recorded at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 pm from MHK, 27 miles away
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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