# NTSB MIA66D0545: N. American SNJ, N12377, Batesville, MS, May 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1966
- Place: Batesville, MS · BATESVILLE, MS
- Location: 34.3210° N, 89.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batesville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3210&lon=-89.9249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0545
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0545

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1002   66/5/5    BATESVILLE MISS     N. AMERICAN SNJ     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N12377              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 6111 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANOLA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 172 N3843L SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12377](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12377-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N 85086 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N. AMERICAN SNJ
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (registry code 6400418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Panola County

## Other investigations on N12377 (2)

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 CEN18FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA147), Apr 25, 2018: North American SNJ 5 (N12377), Kingsville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a steep turn after takeoff, resulting in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent accelerated stall at an altitude too…
- [NTSB LAX90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA004), Oct 3, 1989: North American SNJ-5 (N12377), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE PROPER ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT APPROACH.

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.

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