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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Jennings, LA · August 31, 1996

Date: August 31, 1996 · 23:30 local
Place: Jennings, LA
Airport: Jennings Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N14196
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96GA365
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N14196Registration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4758 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft spraying for mosquitoes, ran out of fuel, crashed. (-23) the aircraft was owned and operated as public use by the jefferson davis parish mosquito abatement district no. 1, of Jennings, Louisiana. The flight originated in Jennings, Louisiana, at 2130, local time. Search and rescue efforts began at 2400 hours, local time. The aircraft was located the following afternoon in a woody swamp area near Jennings, Louisiana. The investigation by the federal aviation administration and the national transportation safety board is ongoing. The aircraft engines were shipped to the manufacturer for further inspections.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES, RAN OUT OF FUEL, CRASHED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED AS PUBLIC USE BY THE JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, OF JENNINGS, LOUISIANA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN JENNINGS, LOUISIANA, AT 2130, LOCAL TIME. SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS BEGAN AT 2400 HOURS, LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON IN A WOODY SWAMP AREA NEAR JENNINGS, LOUISIANA. THE INVESTIGATION BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS ONGOING. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS.

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 FTW96GA365Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportJennings, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane, the dark night, and fog.Aug 31, 1996 · Destroyed