# Accident 19780812021939A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Water Valley,Ms, MS, August 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Water Valley,Ms, MS
- Airport: Ingrams Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.1620° N, 89.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Water Valley, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1620&lon=-89.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53319, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53319) (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: 610 total, 326 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812021939A

## Narrative

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

HIGH GRASS HID LOW SPOT WHERE WATER HAD COLLECTED ON STRIP.

## 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 MIA78DKQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ31), Aug 12, 1978: Cessna 188 (N53319), Water Valley, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53319 (1)

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

- [Accident 19961120036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120036219A), Nov 20, 1996: Cessna A188B (N53319), Ocilla, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during aerial application due to engine failure.

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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