# Accident 19810612032579A: Cessna A188, Thief River Fal, MN, June 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.1112° N, 96.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thief River Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1112&lon=-96.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8155V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8155V-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188 (registry code 2073004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,824 total, 225 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032579A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO TREE TOPS. FACTORS EARLY LIFTOFF, FULL LOAD, CLIMBING TURN, DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 CHI81DER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER44), Jun 12, 1981: Cessna A188 (N8155V), Thief Rvr Fall, 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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