# Accident 20121209026999A: Merritt Leslie R KELLY D, Brandon, MS, December 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Brandon, MS
- Airport: Woodbridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4558° N, 89.9697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4558&lon=-89.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5172S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172S-2015-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Merritt Leslie R KELLY D (registry code 05612RG, https://openairdocs.org/model/merritt-leslie-r-kelly-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MERRITT LESLIE R KELLY D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,135 total, 22 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121209026999A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT ENGINE LOST POWER.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA.

## 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 ERA13LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA084), Dec 9, 2012: Merritt Leslie R Kelly D (N5172S), Brandon, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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