# NTSB MIA73FKQ20: Piper J3C-65, N32806, Pascagoula, MS, September 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1972
- Place: Pascagoula, MS · PASCAGOULA, MS
- Location: 30.3601° N, 88.5563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pascagoula, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3601&lon=-88.5563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2952  72/9/27    PASCAGOULA,MISS     PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1150                    N32806              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             26, 3656 TOTAL HOURS, 23
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCAGOULA,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER IN CARB AND GASCOLATOR. HIT PWR POLE,CARS AND FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32806](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32806-1974-07-10), registration cancelled 1974-07-10, S/N 5615 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackson

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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