# NTSB MIA76FKQ44: Cessna 188B, N91752, Batesville, MS, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Batesville, MS · BATESVILLE, MS
- Location: 34.3210° N, 89.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batesville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3210&lon=-89.9249&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 January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3788  76/8/14    BATESVILLE,MS       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1200
        TIME - 1300                    N91752              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATESVILLE,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS                       KIND OF CROP - COTTON
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED
          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 -  219                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HIT WATER TANK.PILOT CROP CONTROL TIME 11000 HOURS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91752](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91752-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 18802048T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19760814023899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814023899A), Aug 14, 1976: Cessna A188B, Batesville, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit water tank. Pilot crop control time 11000 hours.

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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