# Accident 20150415009739A: Universal Stinson 108-1, Macon, MS, April 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2015, 19:00 local time
- Place: Macon, MS
- Airport: Macon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1058° N, 88.5564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1058&lon=-88.5564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9799G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9799G-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 550 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150415009739A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE STATED THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. HE DETERMINED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO HIS DISTINATION AND BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  THINKING THE ROAD WAS CLEAR HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE ROAD.  A TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCT THE TRUCK.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON TOP OF THE TRUCK.

## 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 ERA15LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA201), Apr 16, 2015: Universal Stinson 108-1 (N9799G), Macon, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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