# Accident 19820120800919A: Piper PA23250, Mccomb, MS, January 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1982, 04:35 local time
- Place: Mccomb, MS
- Airport: John E. Lewis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2404° N, 90.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2404&lon=-90.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6242Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6242Y-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total, 115 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820120800919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES ON LOCALIZER APPROACH IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER CONDITIONS. FAILED TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL82FKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ10), Jan 20, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N6242Y), Mccomb, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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