# NTSB MIA79DKQ30: Cessa A188B, N731BQ, Crawford, MS, September 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1979
- Place: Crawford, MS · CRAWFORD, MS
- Location: 33.3023° N, 88.6253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawford, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3023&lon=-88.6253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2088   79/9/6  NR.CRAWFORD,MS        CESSA A188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1258
        TIME - 1515                    N731BQ              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 417 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDER CARSON PVT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CRAWFORD,MS                  SANDER CARSON PVT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  385                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731BQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BQ-2006-03-27), registration cancelled 2006-03-27, S/N 18802771T, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSA A188B
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sander Carson Pvt

## 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 19790906021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906021029A), Sep 6, 1979: Cessna 188B, Crawford, MS, Destroyed. Pilot allowed aircraft to stall when he pulled up over trees while spraying crops.

## Other investigations on N731BQ (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 ATL97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA016), Oct 31, 1996: Cessna 188B (N731BQ), Ocilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately preflight and plan the fuel required for the flight.

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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