# Accident 19940729020119A: Piper J5C, Yazoo City, MS, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 19:10 local time
- Place: Yazoo City, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8592° N, 90.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8592&lon=-90.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74669, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74669-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5C (registry code 7100712, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729020119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON LANDING. CARB VENTURI CLOGGED WITH MUD DAUBER NEST MATERIAL.

## 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 MIA94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA188), Jul 30, 1994: Piper J5C (N74669), Yazoo City, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE CARBURETOR BY A WASP NEST, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING PREFLIGHT, AND WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.

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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