# Accident 19990507004709A: Piper PA24, Vicksburg, MS, May 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1999, 22:30 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, MS
- Airport: Vicksburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3206° N, 90.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3206&lon=-90.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5900P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5900P-2000-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 4 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990507004709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL99FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA081), May 8, 1999: Piper PA-24-180 (N5900P), Vicksburg, MS, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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