# NTSB MIA70F0004: Piper PA-18, N4421Z, Braxton, MS, June 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1969
- Place: Braxton, MS · BRAXTON, MS
- Location: 32.0264° N, 89.9715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Braxton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0264&lon=-89.9715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1608   69/6/8    BRAXTON,MISS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N4421Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 815 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PULLUP FROM LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4421Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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