# NTSB MIA77FLG36: Cessna A188B, N4454Q, Bennettsville, SC, September 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: Bennettsville, SC · BENNETTSVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.6282° N, 79.6860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennettsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6282&lon=-79.6860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2436   77/9/5  NR.BENNETTSVILLE,SC   CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1777
        TIME - 0800                    N4454Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BENNETTSVILLE,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SPUN AROUND IN HIGH VEGETATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4454Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454Q-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 18800854, built 1971 (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

## 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 19770905025289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025289A), Sep 5, 1977: Cessna A188B, Bennettsville, SC, Substantial damage. Spun around in high vegetation.

## Other investigations on N4454Q (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 MIA74DLG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLG07), Aug 24, 1973: Cessna 188 (N4454Q), Bennettsville, SC, 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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