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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Vicksburg, MS · May 7, 1999

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Date
May 7, 1999 · 22:30 local
Place
Vicksburg, MS
Airport
Vicksburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5900P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL99FA081
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
71 total4 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N5900PRegistration cancelled Sep 14, 2000 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-985Airframe modelPiper PA-24

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What happened

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

Acft crashed into trees on take-off and was destroyed, all 4 POB suffered fatal injuries, other circumstances are unknown. (.4) at 2215, the pilot and his three passengers arrive at the airport and board the airplane. A witness stated that he waved at the airplane as it took off. According to the police report, a few minutes after takeoff, the witness at the airport received a telephone call that reported a downed airplane near warrenton lane. Reportedly, this information was not relayed to the local emergency services. The following morning friends of the pilot and passengers began inquiring at the about the location of their friends. Airport personnel contacted the local police and the airplane was found about 1.1 miles off the departure end of runway 01, in a heavily wooded area. Examination of the wreckage found that the airplane had impacted the ground in a 55-degree nose down attitude after striking a tree with the left wing. The airplane came to rest upright on a heading of 090 degrees. No mechanical problems were discovered during the examination of the wreckage.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES ON TAKE-OFF AND WAS DESTROYED, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) AT 2215, THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT AND BOARD THE AIRPLANE. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE WAVED AT THE AIRPLANE AS IT TOOK OFF. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL THAT REPORTED A DOWNED AIRPLANE NEAR WARRENTON LANE. REPORTEDLY, THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT RELAYED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING FRIENDS OF THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS BEGAN INQUIRING AT THE ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THEIR FRIENDS. AIRPORT PERSONNEL CONTACTED THE LOCAL POLICE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND ABOUT 1.1 MILES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 01, IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A 55-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AFTER STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A HEADING OF 090 DEGREES. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE.

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 ATL99FA081Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportVicksburg, MSThe pilot's failure to obtain and maintain flying speed that resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the collision with trees. A factor is the dark night.May 8, 1999 · Substantial damage