# NTSB MIA89LA215: Cessna 188, N21895, Canton, MS, August 5, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 5, 1989, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Canton, MS
- Coordinates: 32.609996, -90.029235 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6100&lon=-90.0292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89LA215
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32475/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA215

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PRESENCE OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT NEAR THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with weather, takeoff - roll/run
  - flight into known adverse weather - initiated, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE TAKING OFF (NORTH), THE ACFT ROLLED ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT, THEN ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND & VEERED LEFT.  SUBSEQUENTLY, IT COLLIDED WITH AN UNOCCUPIED ACFT THAT WAS PARKED ABOUT 50 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE RWY. AT THAT TIME, A THUNDERSTORM CELL WAS LOCATED NEARBY.  THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM 260 DEG A 15 GUSTING 18 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21895-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 18801106, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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
- Serial number: 18801106
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Cochran Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport: runway 36, 3,000 × 24 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 7,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: JAN, 18 nm away

## 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 19890805027889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027889A), Aug 5, 1989: Cessna A188B, Canton, MS, Substantial damage. Trying to takeoff with thunderstorm adjacent to strip. Lost directional control and hit parked aircraft.

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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