# Accident 19790608012109A: Cessna A188B, Bentonia, MS, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bentonia, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6436° N, 90.3692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonia, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6436&lon=-90.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731VY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731VY) (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 A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608012109A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING PROCEDURE TURN AROUND DURING SPRAY OPERATION. GUSTY WIND EXISTED.

## 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 MIA79FKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ12), Jun 8, 1979: Cessna 188 (N731VY), Bentonia, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N731VY (2)

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

- [Incident 20120721013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721013769I), Jul 21, 2012: Cessna A188B (N731VY), Anahuac, TX, No damage. A Cessna 188A ag wagon, being operated by chambers county mosquito control experienced a sudden engine RPM drop during a climb over Anahuac Texas. The pilot…
- [Accident 19830415015459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415015459A), Apr 15, 1983: Cessna A188B (N731VY), Williamson, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Jettisoned load. Crash landed in a soft field. Engine driven fuel pump seized.

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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