# NTSB ATL81FKQ29: Cessna A188B, N4852R, Gore Springs, MS, September 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1981
- Place: Gore Springs, MS · GORE SPRINGS, MS
- Location: 33.7543° N, 89.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gore Springs, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7543&lon=-89.6165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2086  81/9/29  NR.GORE SPRINGS,MS    CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1075
        TIME - 0915                    N4852R              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GORE SPRINGS,MS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CIRCLING MOTHER'S HOUSE APRX 400FT AGL AFTER AG JOB CNLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4852R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4852R-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 18802371T, built 1975 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810929063899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929063899A), Sep 29, 1981: Cessna A188B, Gore Springs, MS, Destroyed. Stalled circling parents' home at 400 feet. Near vertical ground impact.

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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