# NTSB MIA75FKQ04: Cessna 188B, N5704G, Bruce, MS, August 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Bruce, MS · BRUCE, MS
- Location: 33.9909° N, 89.3455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bruce, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9909&lon=-89.3455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3080   74/8/5    BRUCE,MISS          CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1950
        TIME - 0830                    N5704G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUCE,MISS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  580
        REMARKS- ALL SPARK PLUGS BADLY BURNED AND OILY. COMPRESSION LEAKING BY RINGS-ALL CYL AND TWO EXHAUST VALVES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5704G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5704G-2017-02-28), registration cancelled 2017-02-28, S/N 18801134T, built 1973 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hastings Airpark

## 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 19740805022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805022089A), Aug 5, 1974: Cessna A188B, Bruce, MS, Destroyed. All spark plugs badly burned and oily. Compression leaking by rings-all cyl and two exhaust valves

## Other investigations on N5704G (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 MIA77FKQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ37), Aug 24, 1977: Cessna A188B (N5704G), Louisville, 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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