# NTSB MIA78DKQ04: Cessna 188, N70214, Calhoun City, MS, February 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1978
- Place: Calhoun City, MS · CALHOUN CITY, MS
- Location: 33.8593° N, 89.3146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calhoun City, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8593&lon=-89.3146&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 April 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0571  78/2/24    CALHOUN CITY,MS     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 513
        TIME - 1700                    N70214              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADE'S FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALHOUN CITY,MS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CLIMBING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70214](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70214-2003-09-24), registration cancelled 2003-09-24, S/N 18801731T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wade'S Farm

## 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 19780224002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780224002129A), Feb 24, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Calhoun City, MS, Substantial damage. Climbing turn.

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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