# Accident 19810817050469A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Presidio, TX, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Presidio, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.5603° N, 104.3653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presidio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5603&lon=-104.3653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6111G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6111G-1994-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,219 total, 120 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 FTW81DQD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD31), Aug 17, 1981: Cessna 188 (N6111G), Presidio, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6111G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780524039849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524039849I), May 24, 1978: Cessna A188B (N6111G), Howell, MI, Minor damage. Loss of directional control on rollout. Gear collapsed when ground-looped.

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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