# Accident 19790729017769A: Naval N3N3, Indian Springs, MS, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 17:25 local time
- Place: Indian Springs, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N45021, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45021-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 781 total, 66 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729017769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING LOW FLT, DID NOT SEE POWER LINE. INJURY, PLANE DEMOLISHED.

## 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 MIA79FKQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ20), Jul 29, 1979: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N45021), Petal, 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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