# Accident 20030609010279A: Piper PA28R180, Olive Branch, MS, June 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9806° N, 89.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9806&lon=-89.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4658J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4658J-2005-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 280 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609010279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18, AT APPROX. 350 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND LOSING POWER. PILOT TURNED LEFT AND WAS TRYING TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LOST ALTITUDE. ACFT. IMPACTED A GROVE OF SMALL TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT. THREE PAX WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 MIA03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA119), Jun 10, 2003: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4658J), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies (water contamination of the fuel) resulting in loss of engine power shortly after takeoff and damage to airframe during the subsequent…

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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