# Accident 19810606034969A: Cessna A188B, Firth, NE, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Firth, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.5355° N, 96.6042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5355&lon=-96.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53310, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53310-1983-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606034969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING PROCEDURE TURN DURING SPRAYING OPERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 MKC81FCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCJ15), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna 188 (N53310), Firth, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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