# NTSB MIA68F0199: Piper PA-18, N5379Y, Inverness, MS, September 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1967
- Place: Inverness, MS · INVERNESS, MS
- Location: 33.3542° N, 90.5912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inverness, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3542&lon=-90.5912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4663  67/9/25    INVERNESS,MISS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1500
        TIME - 1630                    N5379Y              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN COTTON FLD. NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5379Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5379Y), registered now, S/N 18-8142, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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