# Accident 19810410015429A: Cessna A188B, Wolverton, MN, April 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Wolverton, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5630° N, 96.7362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolverton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5630&lon=-96.7362&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6315G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6315G-1983-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,007 total, 69 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410015429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING LOW PASS OF AIR STRIP. PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME OR ALTITUDE TO PICK LANDING AREA.

## 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 CHI81FER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER30), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna A188B (N6315G), Wolverton, MN, destroyed

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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