# Accident 19790820019169A: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Water Valley, MS, August 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Water Valley, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- 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: N1586M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1586M-1985-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188ACESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820019169A

## Narrative

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

AG. PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FULLY LOADED, UP HILL,WITH HIGH DENSITY ALT.CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA79FKQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ24), Aug 20, 1979: Cessna 188 (N1586M), Water Valley, MS, destroyed

## Other reports on N1586M (1)

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

- [Accident 19760909028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909028309A), Sep 9, 1976: Cessna A188A (N1586M), Bruce, MS, Substantial damage. Plt failed to eleminate known water contamination from aircraft fuel system. Lndd in soybean field.

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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