# Accident 19790707016579A: Cessna A188B, Lyman, MS, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 07:15 local time
- Place: Lyman, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5079° N, 89.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyman, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5079&lon=-89.1305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4910R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4910R-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,688 total, 88 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707016579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO TURN AND DIVE INTO GROUND. (AG PILOT)

## 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 MIA79FKQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ14), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna A188B (N4910R), Lyman, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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