# Accident 19960529011869A: Piper PA31T, Malvern, AR, May 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Malvern, AR
- Airport: Malvern Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3710° N, 92.8105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3710&lon=-92.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333LM-1999-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960529011869A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF, POST CRASH FIRE. (-23) AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 21, MALVERN, ARKANSAS (M78). AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND DURING CLIMB, AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW96FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA230), May 29, 1996: Piper PA-31T (N333LM), Malvern, AR, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after takeoff.

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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