# NTSB MIA75FKQ26: Cessna A188B, N53205, Stewart, MS, March 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Stewart, MS · STEWART, MS
- Location: 33.4519° N, 89.4375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stewart, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4519&lon=-89.4375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1551  75/3/20    STEWART,MS          CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2204
        TIME - 1530                    N53205              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUROPA,MS                   STEWART,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2204                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  450                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT IN L TURN WING OBSVD TO DROP BFR ACFT DSCNDD INTO WOODED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53205](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53205-1975-04-29), registration cancelled 1975-04-29, S/N 18801682T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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 19750320005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320005209A), Mar 20, 1975: Cessna A188B, Stewart, MS, Destroyed. Acft in l turn wing obsvd to drop bfr acft dscndd into wooded area.

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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