# NTSB MIA78DKQ24: Cessna A188B, N4866Q, Choctaw, MS, July 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1978
- Place: Choctaw, MS · CHOCTAW, MS
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2817  78/7/21    CHOCTAW,MS          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5331
        TIME - 1830                    N4866Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1520 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERCY BARONET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHOCTAW,MS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4200                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT INADVERTENTLY OVERLOADED WITH SOLID FERTILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4866Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4866Q-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 18802602T (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: Percy Baronet

## 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 19780721018159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721018159A), Jul 21, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Choctaw, MS, Substantial damage. Plt stated acft inadvertently overloaded with solid fertilizer.

## Other investigations on N4866Q (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 CHI02CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA192), Jul 16, 2002: Cessna 188B (N4866Q), Tolley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain lift-off speed and his failure to abort the takeoff.

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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