# NTSB FTW82FRG12: Cessna 188, N8295G, Uvalde, TX, November 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1981
- Place: Uvalde, TX · UVALDE, TX
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2569  81/11/20 NR.UVALDE,TX          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 11456
        TIME - 1000                    N8295G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UVALDE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - SPINACH                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8295G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8295G-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 18801292T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811120074649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120074649A), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna A188B, Uvalde, TX, Substantial damage. Caught telephone lines with gear on spray run. Bounced off ground, finished field. Sheared gear prop, wing damaged.

## Other investigations on N8295G (2)

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 FTW99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA081), Feb 13, 1999: Cessna 188 (N8295G), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ATL85LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA247), Aug 14, 1985: Cessna 188 (N8295G), Dyersburg, TN, substantial damage

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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