# NTSB MIA75FKQ29: Corbin ACE-D, N4295, Columbia, MS, April 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1975
- Place: Columbia, MS · COLUMBIA, MS
- Location: 31.2586° N, 89.8187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2586&lon=-89.8187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1018  75/4/26    COLUMBIA,MS         CORBIN ACE-D        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 325
        TIME - 1459                    N4295               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD AT LOW ALT FOR SOME TIME.LAST FLT AT HALF HEIGHT OF NEARBY WATER TOWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4295](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4295-1975-09-05), registration cancelled 1975-09-05, S/N W-2, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CORBIN ACE-D
- Registry model: [Woodard BABY ACE D](https://openairdocs.org/model/woodard-baby-ace-d) (registry code 0030158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750426009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426009409A), Apr 26, 1975: Amtr 0030141, Columbia, MS, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd at low alt for some time. Last flt at half height of nearby water tower.

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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