# Accident 20230603009099A: Piper PA-31-325, Tupelo, MS, June 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: Tupelo Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2718° N, 88.7677° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2718&lon=-88.7677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4077W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4077W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-325
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603009099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36, TUPELO MS, TUP. AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING, DEPARTING RIGHT HAND PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED RIGHT AND HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE TUPELO AIRPORT APPROXAMENTLY 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE RUNWAY IN THE PERIMENTER OF THE ARMY GAURD AIR SUPPORT FACILITY. BOTH ENGINES ARE BELIVED TO HAVE BEEN MAKING POWER ACCORDING TO THE PROPELLER STRIKE SIGNATURES. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE UPON IMPACT. AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA208), Jun 3, 2023: Piper PA-31-325 (N4077W), Tupelo, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss…

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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