# Accident 19790904021119A: Emair MA1, Canton, MS, September 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1979, 15:05 local time
- Place: Canton, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5984° N, 90.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5984&lon=-90.0322&mi=10
- 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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,200 total, 15 in this make and model, 408 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904021119A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD. LANDED IN RESERVOIR. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND FUEL PUMP SHAFT BROKEN.

## 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 MIA79FKQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ31), Sep 4, 1979: Emair MA-1 (N97063), Canton, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97063 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780922027359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922027359I), Sep 22, 1978: Emair MA1 (N97063), Nathez, MS, Minor damage. Pilot made precauttionary landing due to fuel exhuastion.

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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