# Accident 19780721018159A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Choctaw, MS, July 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1978
- Place: Choctaw, MS
- Airport: Percy Baronet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N4866Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4866Q-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,331 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 359 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721018159A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED ACFT INADVERTENTLY OVERLOADED WITH SOLID FERTILIZER.

## 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 MIA78DKQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ24), Jul 21, 1978: Cessna A188B (N4866Q), Choctaw, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4866Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20020716016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716016129A), Jul 16, 2002: Cessna A188B (N4866Q), Tolley, ND, No damage. (-23) On July 16, 2002 at 0930 CDT, a CE-188, N4866Q operated by great plains aero, inc. and flown by tim w. mau, was substantially damaged during takeoff for…
- [Incident 19910622032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622032709I), Jun 22, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4866Q), Granger, TX, Minor damage. Had raised tail on takeoff roll. Magneto cut out. Engine lost power. Dumped load. Ground looped to avoid ditch.

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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