# NTSB ATL81FA061: Cessna 188B, N21862, Hernando, MS, April 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1981
- Place: Hernando, MS · HERNANDO, MS
- Location: 34.8496° N, 89.9924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hernando, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8496&lon=-89.9924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1477  81/4/10    HERNANDO,MS         CESSNA 188B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5233
        TIME - 1430                    N21862              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERNANDO,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  750                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21862](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21862-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 18801083, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810410015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410015389A), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna 188B, Hernando, MS, Substantial damage. Failed to clear tree-line on climb-out from short strip. Tree strike caused flip-over. Crashed inverted.

## Other investigations on N21862 (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 MIA76FKQ39|MIA76FK039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ39%7CMIA76FK039), Jul 20, 1976: Cessna 188 (N21862), Shelby, MS, substantial damage

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.

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