# NTSB MIA76FKQ42: Cessna 188B, N8979G, Picayune, MS, August 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Picayune, MS · PICAYUNE, MS
- Location: 30.5308° N, 89.6706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picayune, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5308&lon=-89.6706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2710  76/8/10    PICAYUNE,MS         CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 830
        TIME - 1500                    N8979G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 536 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPLARVILLE,MS              PICAYUNE,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PCT THOUGHT ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH DEST ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8979G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979G-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 18801334T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760810023279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810023279A), Aug 10, 1976: Cessna 188B, Picayune, MS, Substantial damage. Pct thought enough fuel to reach dest arpt.

## Other investigations on N8979G (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 FTW80FPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ36), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 188B (N8979G), Altus, OK, 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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