# Accident 20110319006179A: Piper PA-28-140, Ocean Springs, MS, March 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Ocean Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3869° N, 88.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3869&lon=-88.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7330J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7330J-2012-08-07) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110319006179A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 19, 2011,APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME A PA-28-140 PREPARED TO DEPART THE OCEAN SPRINGS AIRPORT (5R2). ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA PARALLEL TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.  THERE WERE 4 OCCUPANTS ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ONE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, TWO BY PRIVATE VECHILE AND THE FOURTH REFUSED TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FROM OCEAN SPRINGS, MS TO DESTIN, FL.

## 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 ERA11LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA196), Mar 19, 2011: Piper PA-28-140 (N7330J), Ocean Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's overweight condition due to the pilot's improper weight and balance calculation that resulted in the airplane's inability to maintain altitude.

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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