# NTSB MIA77DLT02: Cessna 188, N53307, Holly Spring, MS, April 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1977
- Place: Holly Spring, MS · HOLLY SPRING, MS
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2585  77/4/15    HOLLY SPRING,MS     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2797
        TIME - 1015                    N53307              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROAD BYPASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLY SPRING,MS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FERTILIZER TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53307](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53307-1981-04-17), registration cancelled 1981-04-17, S/N 18801748T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Road Bypass

## 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 19770415013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770415013469A), Apr 15, 1977: Cessna A188B, Holly Spring, MS, Substantial damage. Fertilizer truck pulled out in front of acft.

## Other investigations on N53307 (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 ATL80FKQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ13), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 188 (N53307), Charleston, MS, substantial damage

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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