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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Olive Branch, MS · February 12, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1981
Place
Olive Branch, MS · OLIVE BRANCH, MS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N55784Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810212003629A
Case key
127704

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0012  81/2/12    OLIVE BRANCH,MS     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 241
        TIME - 1915                    N55784              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLIVE BRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARKADELPHIA,AR              OLIVE BRANCH,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON WAREHOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N55784
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Olive Branch

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N55784 · 1

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