# Accident 19770912026329A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Sunflower, MS, September 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Sunflower, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.5443° N, 90.5373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunflower, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5443&lon=-90.5373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731DH-2005-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912026329A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77DKQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKQ36), Sep 12, 1977: Cessna 188B (N731DH), Sunflower, MS, destroyed

## Other reports on N731DH (2)

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

- [Accident 19930629022919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629022919A), Jun 29, 1993: Cessna 188B (N731DH), Centre, AL, Substantial damage. Lost power during swath run turn around. Engine siezed. Engine recently top overhaul. Improper crankcase torque.
- [Incident 19881215068599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215068599I), Dec 15, 1988: Cessna A188B (N731DH), Jasper, TN, Minor damage. Unattended aircraft being warmed up. Not secured. Moved, hitting two parked aircraft.

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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