# Accident 20120421007859A: Moody SIPLE MODEL "A", Stuttgart, AR, April 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2012, 16:50 local time
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Airport: Stuttgart Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5931° N, 91.5717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5931&lon=-91.5717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moody SIPLE MODEL "A" (registry code 0562690, https://openairdocs.org/model/moody-siple-model-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOODY SIPLE MODEL "A"
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421007859A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 21, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 CDT, A MOODY SIPLE, MODEL "A", N78RB, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THE STUTTGART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, A CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MOUNT VERNON AIRPORT (KMVN) ON APRIL 21, 2012, AT APROXIMATELY 1100 EST.

## 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 CEN12LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA259), Apr 21, 2012: Moody-Siple A (N78RB), Stuttgart, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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