# NTSB MIA79FKQ27: Cessna A188B, N53196, Sledge, MS, August 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1979
- Place: Sledge, MS · SLEDGE, MS
- Location: 34.4326° N, 90.2212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sledge, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4326&lon=-90.2212&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 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1968  79/8/29  NR.SLEDGE,MS          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3300
        TIME - 1000                    N53196              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SLEDGE,MS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- TAILPIPE LOOSE FROM MUFFLER,BURNED PAINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53196](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53196-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 18801675T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19790829020629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829020629A), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna A188B, Sledge, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot made forced landing because he smelled something burning. Found muffler tailpipe failed.

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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