# NTSB MIA76FLT03: Cessna A188B, N84040, Byhalia, MS, June 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Byhalia, MS · BYHALIA, MS
- Location: 34.8692° N, 89.6900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byhalia, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8692&lon=-89.6900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1388  76/6/22    BYHALIA,MS          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2940
        TIME - 0745                    N84040              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2440 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BYHALIA,MS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2900                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- UPSLOPE TKOF,WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84040](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84040-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 18801977T (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
- Airport: Sod 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 19760622016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622016959A), Jun 22, 1976: Cessna A188B, Byhalia, MS, Substantial damage. Upslope tkof,wind calm.

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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