19790310004519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · South Haven, MS · March 10, 1979

Date
March 10, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
South Haven, MS
Airport
Desoto
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1125P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLT04
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,275 total300 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right engine stopped on base leg. Aircraft crashed in adjacent field water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE STOPPED ON BASE LEG. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN ADJACENT FIELD WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.