# Accident 19800807035059A: Cessna A188B, Uvalde, TX, August 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Uvalde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5708G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5708G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807035059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNSKILLED IN AIRCRAFT TYPE. MADE HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, GROUND-LOOPED. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG62), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna A188B (N5708G), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5708G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960728046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728046409A), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna A188B (N5708G), Napoleon, ND, No damage. (-23) The aircraft, being operated under CFR 14, part 137, was attempting a landing on the hard surfaced runway at napolean, ND. Upon touchdown on the extreme…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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