# NTSB MIA72FKT76: Cessna 188, N5522S, Big Pine Key, FL, May 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1972
- Place: Big Pine Key, FL · BIG PINE KEY, FL
- Location: 24.6851° N, 81.3625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Pine Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6851&lon=-81.3625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKT76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1657  72/5/14    BIG PINE KEY,FLA    CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8600
        TIME - 0550                    N5522S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARATHON,FLA                SUGAR LOAF KEY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- MIXT CTL CAME LOOSE AT CARB CLAMP.PARTIALLY CLOSED MIXT.SPRAYING SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5522S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5522S-1983-04-29), registration cancelled 1983-04-29, S/N 1880022, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5522S (2)

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 ATL82FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID08), May 17, 1982: Cessna 188 (N5522S), West Point, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA67D0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0069), Jul 9, 1966: Cessna 188 (N5522S), Marathon, FL, 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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