# NTSB MIA78DKQ31: Cessna 188, N53319, Water Valley, MS, August 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Water Valley, MS · WATER VALLEY, MS
- Location: 34.1620° N, 89.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Water Valley, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1620&lon=-89.6301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2508  78/8/12    WATER VALLEY,MS     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 610
        TIME - 1715                    N53319              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 326 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INGRAMS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATER VALLEY,MS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIGH GRASS HID LOW SPOT WHERE WATER HAD COLLECTED ON STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53319](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53319), registered now, S/N 18801758T (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: Ingrams 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 19780812021939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812021939A), Aug 12, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Water Valley,Ms, MS, Substantial damage. High grass hid low spot where Water had collected on strip.

## Other investigations on N53319 (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 MIA97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA027), Nov 20, 1996: Cessna A188B (N53319), Ocilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations and failure to ensure the aircraft contained an adequate amount of fuel to complete the flight, which resulted in loss of engine power because of…

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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