# NTSB MIA76DKQ46: Cessna A188A, N1586M, Bruce, MS, September 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1976
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKQ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKQ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2708   76/9/9    BRUCE,MS            CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2524
        TIME - 1530                    N1586M              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOX AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUCE,MS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2524                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO ELEMINATE KNOWN WATER CONTAMINATION FROM AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM.LNDD IN SOYBEAN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1586M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1586M-1985-02-20), registration cancelled 1985-02-20, S/N 18800686 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Box Airstrip

## 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 19760909028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909028309A), Sep 9, 1976: Cessna A188A, Bruce, MS, Substantial damage. Plt failed to eleminate known water contamination from aircraft fuel system. Lndd in soybean field.

## Other investigations on N1586M (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 MIA79FKQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ24), Aug 20, 1979: Cessna 188 (N1586M), Water Valley, MS, destroyed

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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