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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Iuka, MS · May 11, 1982

Date: May 11, 1982 · 17:06 local
Place: Iuka, MS
Airport: Iuka
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N444ME
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82FLT04
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 763 total240 in this make and model118 in the last 90 days

N444MERegistration cancelled Aug 30, 1982 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680220 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into ground during low pass over airport.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO GROUND DURING LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL82FLT04Accident · 3 fatalFinal reportIuka, MSThe aircraft crashed during a pass across the airport. A witness was parked, facing east, in the runup area for runway 18. According to him, the the aircraft took off about 6 minutes earlier, made a traffic pattern, and crashed behind and to his right. The…May 11, 1982 · Destroyed