# NTSB UNK78X0135: Cessna A188B, N6994G, Greenville, MS, September 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3833&lon=-91.0521&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 December 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3164   78/9/2  NR.GREENVILLE,MS      CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5475
        TIME - 1230                    N6994G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1664 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPRELL AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENVILLE,MS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5475                       KIND OF OPERATION - AGITATING TREES
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT RICE FIELD DIKES.PLT FLEW 11.5HRS LAST 24.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6994G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6994G-1991-08-16), registration cancelled 1991-08-16, S/N 18801218T (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Duprell Ag Strip

## 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 19780902025419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902025419A), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Greenville, MS, Destroyed. Hit rice field dikes. Plt flew 11.5HRS last 24.

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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