Cessna 188 N5531S
11 May 1986 · Lawrence, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1986 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N5531S, operated by Merrill L. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Lawrence, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawrence, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0206, -95.2107
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N5531S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merrill L. Johnson
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lawrence → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA106
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ROLLED OVER SHARP ROCKS AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE APPARENTLY OVER CORRECTED AND DRIFTED LEFT, DIGGING INTO A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Cessna 188 | Thermal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188 | Atlanta, Texas, United States | Lewis Spencer Passmore | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1986 | Cessna 188B | Nyssa, Oregon, United States | Kenneth G. Whipple | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188 | Durkee, Oregon, United States | Richard Griffitts, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 188B | Bay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Wayne A. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150B | Gove, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170A | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Cessna 182 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Jim Elliott VP-2 | Scott City, Kansas, United States | John P. Murphy | No injuries | - |