# NTSB MIA71FKQ31: Cessna 182C, N189S, Leaf, MS, April 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1971
- Place: Leaf, MS · LEAF, MS
- Location: 31.0275° N, 88.7980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leaf, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0275&lon=-88.7980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKQ31

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1240  71/4/16    LEAF,MISS           CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N189S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 1572 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            224 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HATTIESBURG,MISS            MOBILE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 1 QT OF OIL FND IN ENG CRNKCASE.NO OIL PRESS,LND ON DIRT RD IN PASTURE,COWS RAN ACROSS RD,2 KILLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N189S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189S), registered now, S/N 52778, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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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