# Accident 20060907020989A: Piper PA23250, Newton, MS, September 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Newton, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3117° N, 89.1358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3117&lon=-89.1358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330PL-2008-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,047 total, 278 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060907020989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL ON THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE DESTROYED FROM THE CRASH AND CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT A PREFLIGHT WAS DONE PRIOR TO START UP AND EVERYTHING CHECKED GOOD. PRE DEPARTURE RUN UP WAS NORMAL. ON TAKE OFF HE ELECTED TO CLIMB OUT AT A HIGHER ANGLE OF ATTACH, AT ONE TIME HE NOTICED 1800 FPM. HE LEVELED OFF, RAISED THE GEAR AND STARTED A LEFT TURN. AFTER INITIATING THE LEFT TURN, THE ENGINES WENT SILENT. HE DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE HIT A TREE WITH HIS RIGHT WING. HE HEARD THE ENGINES START, FELT A THRUST. HE IMPACTED MORE TREES. HE NOTICED A BLAZE AND GOT AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT THEN THE WRECKAGE IGNITED.

## 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 DFW06LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA207), Sep 7, 2006: Piper PA-23-250 (N330PL), Newton, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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