Cessna A188B accident near Sumrall, MS
On August 4, 2006, a Cessna A188B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sumrall, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 4, 2006
- Place
- Sumrall, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.456°N, 89.900°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060807X01103
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 04, 2006, about 1030 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna A188B agricultural airplane, N86188, was substantially damaged during impact with water following a loss of control while maneuvering near Sumrall, Mississippi. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by S&S Aviation of Collins, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from a private airstrip approximately 1005. There were two witnesses to the accident. According to the witnesses, the pilot finished spraying a field and had given them a thumb's up signal before flying in an easterly direction at an approximately altitude of 300-feet above ground level (AGL). One witness reported that when the airplane was about three-fourths of a mile from their location, he heard the engine "pop as it would if the mixture was too lean." The engine then sounded as if it "cleared up" and moments later the airplane turned back to the west. The witness added that, as the airplane proceeded back towards him, he observed the engine running; however, it did not appear to be operating at "full throttle." The witness further reported that when the airplane was approximately 150 AGL, the airplane turned to the south before it "plunged" nose-first into a pond. The other witness reported similar observations and added that as the airplane turned south, the airplane "lost airspeed and
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the partial loss of engine power and the low altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
