# NTSB ATL81FKQ21: Cessna A188B, N6322G, Hazlehurst, MS, July 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1981
- Place: Hazlehurst, MS · HAZLEHURST, MS
- Location: 31.8639° N, 90.3928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazlehurst, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8639&lon=-90.3928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1478  81/7/28    HAZLEHURST,MS       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 474
        TIME - 1200                    N6322G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZLEHURST,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  453
        REMARKS- #1 CYL ROD FAILED.SPRAYING BENNELUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6322G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6322G-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 18801188T, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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

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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