# NTSB MIA79FKJ62: Piper PA-25, N82367, Autaugaville, AL, August 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1979
- Place: Autaugaville, AL · AUTAUGAVILLE, AL
- Location: 32.4321° N, 86.6601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Autaugaville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4321&lon=-86.6601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2051  79/8/21    AUTAUGAVILLE,AL     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3231
        TIME - 0745                    N82367              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2426 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUTAUGAVILLE,AL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- CARB & FUEL LINES CONTAINED 1/2PT WATER EACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82367](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82367-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 25-7656105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (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 19790821020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821020859A), Aug 21, 1979: Piper PA25235, Autaugaville, AL, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on climbout from ag strip. Dropped load. Landed in lake. Found water in fuel.

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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