# Accident 19760909028309A: Cessna A188A, Bruce, MS, September 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1976
- Place: Bruce, MS
- Airport: Box Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.9909° N, 89.3455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bruce, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9909&lon=-89.3455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1586M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1586M-1985-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,523 total, 2,523 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKQ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKQ46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909028309A

## Narrative

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

PLT FAILED TO ELEMINATE KNOWN WATER CONTAMINATION FROM AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM.LNDD IN SOYBEAN FIELD.

## 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 MIA76DKQ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKQ46), Sep 9, 1976: Cessna A188A (N1586M), Bruce, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1586M (1)

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

- [Accident 19790820019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820019169A), Aug 20, 1979: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N1586M), Water Valley, MS, Substantial damage. Ag. Pilot attempted take off fully loaded, up hill,with high density alt. Crashed into trees off end of runway.

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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