# Accident 19810511023369A: Cessna A188B, Washtucna, WA, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 06:20 local time
- Place: Washtucna, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.7539° N, 118.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washtucna, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7539&lon=-118.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91498 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,426 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511023369A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON TURNAROUND. IMPACTED GROUND IN FLAT LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA81DYP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP15), May 11, 1981: Cessna A188B (N91498), Washtucna, WA, 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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