# Accident 20120410005989A: Piper PA-28-151, Iuka, MS, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 15:33 local time
- Place: Iuka, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7372° N, 88.2125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7372&lon=-88.2125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43003-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 350 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410005989A

## Narrative

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

04/10/2012 – FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SOUTH OF IUKA, MS.04/11/2012 – UPON ARRIVAL ON THE SCENE, ASI DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT HAD COME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WITHIN 50 FEET OF A HOME. THE LEFT WING AND RIGHT WINGTIP HAD BEEN TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY IMPACT WITH TREES. THE RIGHT WING WAS MOSTLY TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT BUT IT WAS STILL ATTACHED. SIGNS OF AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN WERE EVIDENT IN AN OPEN FIELD BEHIND THE RESIDENCE. AFTER THE 1ST NOTED TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE 1ST TREE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME THRU MORE TREES UNTIL IT CAME TO REST. A DEBRIS PATH OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET EXTENDED FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE 1ST TREE TO WHERE THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST. NO SIGNS OF FUEL WERE PRESENT.

## 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 ERA12CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA276), Apr 10, 2012: Piper PA-28-151 (N43003), Iuka, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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