# Accident 19790310004519A: Piper PA23, South Haven, MS, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: South Haven, MS
- Airport: Desoto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2626° N, 90.8570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southhaven, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2626&lon=-90.8570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1125P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1125P-2011-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,275 total, 300 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004519A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA79FLT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT04), Mar 10, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N1125P), Southaven, MS, substantial damage

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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