# Accident 19790419037659A: Piper PA22150, Newton, MS, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Newton, MS
- Airport: Newton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3301° N, 89.1475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3301&lon=-89.1475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4805A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4805A-1981-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,310 total, 310 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419037659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON TAKEOFF. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TREES OFF END RUNWAY. FOUND 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 MIA79FKQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ09), Apr 19, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N4805A), Newton, MS, destroyed

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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