# Accident 19810127003459A: Cessna 188B, Casa Grande, AZ, January 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21872 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 2 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127003459A

## Narrative

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

UNFAMILIAR IN TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANES. GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN 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 LAX81FUJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ32), Jan 27, 1981: Cessna A188B (N21872), Casa Grande, AZ, 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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