# Accident 19810412015609A: Cessna A188B, Mcpherson, KS, April 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1981, 06:30 local time
- Place: Mcpherson, KS
- Airport: Mcpherson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.3524° N, 97.6913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC PHERSON (MPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3524&lon=-97.6913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21738-1984-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 250 in this make and model, 342 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING BUT AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 MKC81FCQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ25), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna A188B (N21738), Mcpherson, KS, 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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