# Accident 19810614033249A: Cessna A188A, Vavina, MT, June 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Vavina, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N5380J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 20 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614033249A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN TIGHT TURN-AROUND FROM A SPRAY RUN. INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR RECOVERY. FALED TO DUMP LOAD.

## 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 DEN81FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA08), Jun 14, 1981: Cessna 188A (N5380J), Lavina, MT, 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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