# Accident 20051201029299A: Piper PA30, Raymond, MS, December 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2005, 13:57 local time
- Place: Raymond, MS
- Airport: John Bell Williams Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3081° N, 90.4128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3081&lon=-90.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7315Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7315Y-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201029299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 FROM RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI. WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT WING DROP AND AN IMMEDIATE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TO NEAR VERTICAL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN ABEAM THE END OF RUNWAY 30 APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS EAST ON A HEADING OF 150 DEGREES NEAR WINGS LEVEL IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED IN A POST-IMPACT FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRY PERMIT ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE (ANNUAL INSPECTION).

## 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 DFW06FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA037), Dec 1, 2005: Piper PA-30 (N7315Y), Raymond, MS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain Vmc (velocity minimum control) on initial climb resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the loss of engine power to the right engine and the…

## Other reports on N7315Y (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930410010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410010739I), Apr 10, 1993: Piper PA30 (N7315Y), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. While performing a touch and go landing the right main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19851019069429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019069429I), Oct 19, 1985: Piper PA30 (N7315Y), Belmar, NJ, Substantial damage. Raised gear and extended downwind due to other traffic. Landed gear up with selector in neutral position.
- [Accident 19800303004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303004709A), Mar 3, 1980: Piper PA30 (N7315Y), Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Found broken arm. Piper part number 21012-03.

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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