# NTSB CHI81DER44: Cessna A188, N8155V, Thief Rvr Fall, MN, June 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1981
- Place: Thief Rvr Fall, MN · THIEF RVR FALL, MN
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1165  81/6/12    THIEF RVR FALL,MN   CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N8155V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 23, 1833 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THIEF RVR FALL,MN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  225                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1100
        REMARKS- TKOF FM COUNTRY ROAD AFTER RE-LOADING.D/A APRX 2200FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8155V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8155V-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 188-0405, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810612032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032579A), Jun 12, 1981: Cessna A188, Thief River Fal, MN, Destroyed. Unable to climb after takeoff. Stalled into tree tops. Factors early liftoff, full load, climbing turn, downdraft.

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.

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