# Incident 19780922027359I: Emair MA1, Nathez, MS, September 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Nathez, MS
- Airport: Adams Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N97063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97063-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murrayair MA-1 (registry code 6070102, https://openairdocs.org/model/murrayair-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright J-5 (registry code 67000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-j-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922027359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE PRECAUTTIONARY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHUASTION.

## Other reports on N97063 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790904021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904021119A), Sep 4, 1979: Emair MA1 (N97063), Canton, MS, Substantial damage. Lost power en route to spray field. Landed in reservoir. Flipped over. Found fuel pump shaft broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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