# Incident 19810929063929I: Cessna A188A, Bethune, CO, September 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1981, 11:10 local time
- Place: Bethune, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3038° N, 102.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethune, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3038&lon=-102.4234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1584M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 135 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929063929I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD. ENGINE PROBLEM UNIDENTIFIED. PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO FUEL.

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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