- Date
- July 1, 1981
- Place
- Vicksburg, MS · VICKSBURG, MS
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3570QPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810701038159A
- Case key
- 124631
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1874 81/7/1 VICKSBURG,MS PIPER PA-32R CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600 TIME - 2130 N3570Q PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON,AR TALLULAH,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 76 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 170 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/2/81.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3570Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Scott
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