# NTSB MIA79FLT04: Piper PA-23, N1125P, Southaven, MS, March 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1979
- Place: Southaven, MS · SOUTHAVEN, MS
- Location: 34.9890° N, 90.0126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southaven, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9890&lon=-90.0126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0421  79/3/10    SOUTHAVEN,MS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3275
        TIME - 1330                    N1125P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTHAVEN,MS                SOUTHAVEN,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1125P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1125P-2011-03-02), registration cancelled 2011-03-02, S/N 23-135, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Southaven

## 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 19790310004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004519A), Mar 10, 1979: Piper PA23, South Haven, MS, Substantial damage. Right engine stopped on base leg. Aircraft crashed in adjacent field 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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