# NTSB MIA78FKQ08: Piper PA-28, N4350X, Nachez, MS, April 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Nachez, MS · NACHEZ, MS
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1122  78/4/16  NR.NACHEZ,MS          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 131
        TIME - 1230                    N4350X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NACHEZ,MS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO POWER LINES WHILE SURVEYING FARM FIELDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND STANDING WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4350X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350X-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 28-7505258, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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 19780416007539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416007539A), Apr 16, 1978: Piper PA28180, Nachez, MS, Substantial damage. Crashed into power lines while surveying farm fields for equipmend standing water.

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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