# NTSB ATL81DKQ10: Piper PA-38, N25648, Canton, MS, May 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1981
- Place: Canton, MS · CANTON, MS
- Location: 32.5984° N, 90.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5984&lon=-90.0322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0845  81/5/24  NR.CANTON,MS          PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N25648              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,MS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      84
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT ENTERED LATERAL WINDSHEAR JUST ABV TREES DRNG RECOVERY FM PRACTICE EMERGENCY LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25648](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25648-2012-04-16), registration cancelled 2012-04-16, S/N 38-81A0035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810524027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524027469A), May 24, 1981: Piper PA38112, Canton, MS, Destroyed. Below tree-line on practice emergency landing. Wind blew airplane into nearby trees.

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.

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