# NTSB investigations, MS: On ground/water encounter with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DFW07CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA104.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Benoit, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2007 · N629LA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the crops which resulted in a ground loop. A contributing factor was the narrow airstrip
- [NTSB MIA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA088.md): Cessna 180 · Canton, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2002 · N180CW · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and the subsequent impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB MIA99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA002.md): Cessna 150M · Pocahontas, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1998 · N63447 · Substantial damage
  > The delay by the pilot-in-command (CFI) to abort the takeoff after the student landed slightly long and his delay to add power to perform a touch-and-go landing.
- [NTSB MIA97LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA252.md): Cessna A188B · Greenwood, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1997 · N731RP · Destroyed
  > The intentional operation of the airplane from an unsuitable takeoff area by the pilot-in-command and inadvertent rotation of the airplane after encountering rising terrain on the runway.
- [NTSB MIA96LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA206.md): Grumman 164A · Marks, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1996 · N665U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to remain clear of the known high point on runway.
- [NTSB MIA95LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA167.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Agricola, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1995 · N2362N · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain clearance between the wing and the corn crop at the edge of the runway during the aborted takeoff from the grass runway.
- [NTSB MIA95LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA113.md): Cessna 140 · Foxworth, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1995 · N3625V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's selection of an unuitable landing strip for landing.
- [NTSB MIA91LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA166.md): Cessna A188B · Doddsville, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1991 · N9102R · Substantial damage
  > Poor planning decision by the pilot for failure to take into account the temperature extremes and what effect this would have on the ground roll distance. Contributing to the accident was his lack of total experience in the type of operation.
- [NTSB MIA91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA007.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Rolling Fork, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1990 · N8634C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain wingtip clearance with tall grass at the edge of the runway during the ground roll.
- [NTSB MIA90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA185.md): Cessna A188B · Vicksburg, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1990 · N86405 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to avoid a mud hole on the runway during the ground roll to takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA015.md): Cessna 310P · Bay St. Louis, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1987 · N5770M · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, the acft was being taxied to takeoff when it struck a drainage ditch at approximately 65 mph, collapsing the landing gear, damaging both wings, both engines, props & the fuselage structure. After this accident the acft was seized by U.S.…
- [NTSB ATL85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA098.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Pontotoc, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1985 · N2512F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot ran off the end of the 1500 ft wet & soggy sod rwy during takeoff ground run. The plt stated that he did not realize that he was not going to liftoff, until the acft was too FAR down the rwy to stop on the remaining rwy surface.
- [NTSB ATL85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA018.md): Grumman G-164A · Tunica, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1984 · N7867 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted takeoff from an agricultural site which had soft spots from wet conditions. Directional control was lost when one main wheel encountered a soft spot. The aircraft veered into a plowed field and flipped inverted.
- [NTSB ATL84LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA127.md): Cessna 172 · Parchman, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1984 · N84809 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during the visual approach to runway 27, he misaligned the acft with the unlighted runway and touched down left of the landing area. The acft collided with a ditch and nosed over.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 320)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=320&state=MS

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