# NTSB MIA78DKQ02: Cessna 188, N8440G, Mccomb, MS, October 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1977
- Place: Mccomb, MS · MCCOMB, MS
- Location: 31.2445° N, 90.4716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McComb, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2445&lon=-90.4716&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 November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3052  77/10/18   MCCOMB,MS           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2330                    N8440G              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOMB,MS                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8440G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440G-1980-11-19), registration cancelled 1980-11-19, S/N 18801304T (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: Pike County

## 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 19771018032099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771018032099A), Oct 18, 1977: Cessna A188B, Mccomb, MS, Substantial damage. Stolen acft. Injury index presumed.

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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