# Accident 19830615025799A: Cessna A188, Leola, SD, June 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Leola, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.7199° N, 98.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7199&lon=-98.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8181V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 995 total, 33 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615025799A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED INTO A DITCH ON A ROAD TAKEOFF. BLAMED BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND. SPRAY RIG MAY HAVE CAUGHT HIGH GRASS

## 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 DEN83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA141), Jun 16, 1983: Cessna A188 (N8181V), Leola, SD, 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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