# Accident 20030429011369A: Piper PA28140, Needman, AR, April 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2003, 06:52 local time
- Place: Needman, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8317° N, 90.6461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7546R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7546R-2004-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 251 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030429011369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/29/2003, APPROX. 0652 CDT, A PIPER PA 28-140 AIRPLANE, N7546R, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IT IMPACTED ELECTRICAL LINES AND THEN THE GROUND AFTER TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT NEEDHAM, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND ITS DESTINATION WAS FORREST CITY AR.

## 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 FTW03LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA142), Apr 29, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N7546R), Needham, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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