# NTSB MIA79DKQ18: Navion A, N8877H, Crosby, MS, July 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1979
- Place: Crosby, MS · CROSBY, MS
- Location: 31.2764° N, 91.0617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crosby, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2764&lon=-91.0617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1249  79/7/20    CROSBY,MS           NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 972
        TIME - 1730                    N8877H              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 432 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOMB,MS                   NATCHEZ,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8877H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Crosby

## 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 19790720015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720015619A), Jul 20, 1979: Tmpson NAVIONA, Crosby, MS, Substantial damage. Struck trees on final for runway. Pilot claims aircraft hit downdraft.

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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