# Accident 19811120074649A: Cessna A188B, Uvalde, TX, November 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8295G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8295G-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,456 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120074649A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT TELEPHONE LINES WITH GEAR ON SPRAY RUN. BOUNCED OFF GROUND, FINISHED FIELD. SHEARED GEAR PROP, WING DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW82FRG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG12), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna 188 (N8295G), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8295G (3)

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

- [Incident 20040702014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040702014229I), Jul 2, 2004: Cessna A188B (N8295G), Oak Grove, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon touchdown the l/h brake failed. The aircraft's tail began to drift to the right resulting in a ground loop. The aircraft's tail cone, horizontal…
- [Accident 19990213045489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990213045489A), Feb 13, 1999: Cessna A188B (N8295G), Alexandria, LA, No damage. (-23)Pilot executed wheel landing, landing on runway-36-winds 340 at 8. When tail wheel touched, aircraft veered to left. Pilot he had problem with stiff tail…
- [Accident 19850814038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814038949A), Aug 14, 1985: Cessna A188B (N8295G), Dyersburg, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not fly after liftoff. Grass was 1 foot high on runway. Aircraft settled into field at gross weight.

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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