# Accident 19801011051941A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Theodore, AL, October 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Theodore, AL
- Airport: Idle Hour
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5769° N, 88.2596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Idle Hour Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5769&lon=-88.2596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2181J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181J-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 550 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011051941A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N60437 ON SHORT FINAL AFTER RIGHT BASE LEG ENTRY. MADE SLIGHT DEVIATION PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N60437, Cessna U206F: [Accident 19801011051942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011051942A)

## 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 ATL81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA007), Oct 11, 1980: Cessna T188C (N2181J), Theodore, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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