# Accident 19810105000339A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Isleton, CA, January 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Isleton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.1613° N, 121.6050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isleton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1613&lon=-121.6050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2079J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2079J-1983-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 215 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810105000339A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN STEEP TURN TRYING TO AVOID POWERLINE.

## 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 LAX81DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG11), Jan 5, 1981: Cessna 188T (N2079J), Isleton, CA, substantial damage

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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