# NTSB FTW81DQG05: Cessna 188, N70350, Panhandle, TX, October 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1980
- Place: Panhandle, TX · PANHANDLE, TX
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2958  80/10/30   PANHANDLE,TX        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 184
        TIME - 1800                    N70350              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE SPRAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARENDON,TX                PANHANDLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L MAIN TIRE FLAT.HVY R BRAKING REQUIRED TO MAINT DIRECTIONAL CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70350](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70350), registered now, S/N 18801895T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-State Spray

## 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 19801030058709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030058709A), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna A188B, Panhandle, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft tire blew out during landing roll, causing aircraft to flip inverted.

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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