# Accident 20190413002739A: Piper PA-28-180, Lake, MS, April 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2019, 00:15 local time
- Place: Lake, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3402° N, 89.3645° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3402&lon=-89.3645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4890L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4890L-2021-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190413002739A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) OPERATED N4890L AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND DEPARTED THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMJD) ON FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2306CDT (0406Z). ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS, HIS DESTINATION WAS THE ACKERMAN CHOCTAW COUNTY AIRPORT (9M4) WITH A PROPOSED ETA OF 0030CDT (0530Z) SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 2019.

AT APPROXIMATELY 0015CDT (0515Z), N4890L IMPACTED THE GROUND FROM AN INVERTED SPIN IN A FIELD NEAR THE HOME AT 491 OLD SAWMILL ROAD, LAKE, MS 39092 (N32° 20? 24? / W89°21? 51?). THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS WIFE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT?S DESCENT AND IMPACT. THE HOMEOWNER NOTED THE TIME OF IMPACT AT 0015CDT (0515Z). THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS WIFE LEFT THEIR HOUSE IN SEARCH OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT HAD TO RETURN HOME DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AT THE TIME.

ON APRIL 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830, A CONCERNED PARTY CONTACTED AUTHORITIES EXPRESSING HIS CONCERN FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT BEING OVERDUE FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME, THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER TOLD ONE OF HIS FARM HANDS TO GO PATROL THE HIGH FENCE HE HAS AROUND A 900 ACRE HUNTING PRESERVE FOR ANY STORM DAMAGE FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THAT WAS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED. THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER CONTACTED THE SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN19FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA120), Apr 13, 2019: Piper PA28 (N4890L), Lake, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s loss of control while flying in dark night instrument meteorological weather conditions with convective activity, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its…

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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