# NTSB MIA79DKQ29: Cessna A188B, N731EK, Glen Allan, MS, September 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1979
- Place: Glen Allan, MS · GLEN ALLAN, MS
- Location: 33.0221° N, 91.0138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glen Allan, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0221&lon=-91.0138&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 October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1969   79/9/4    GLEN ALLAN,MS       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4885
        TIME - 0715                    N731EK              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2285 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLEN ALLAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLEN ALLAN,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3385                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC         PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731EK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EK-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 18802837T (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: Glen Allan

## 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 19790904023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904023039A), Sep 4, 1979: Cessna A188B, Glen Allan, MS, Substantial damage. Ag plane with full load failed to climb after takeoff. Wing caught in cotton. Cartwheeled. Factor; overload.

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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