# NTSB MIA77FKQ28: Cessna A188B, N21705, Myrte, MS, August 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Myrte, MS · MYRTE, MS
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2418   77/8/4  NR.MYRTE,MS           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N21705              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 62, 25000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MYRTE,MS                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR RUNWAY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.PICKUP TRUCK NEAR END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21705](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21705-1984-04-24), registration cancelled 1984-04-24, S/N 18800972T (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster 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 19770804022959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804022959A), Aug 4, 1977: Cessna A188B, Myrte, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to clear runway prior to takeoff. Pickup truck near end of runway.

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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