# NTSB ATL81FLT03: Piper PA-28, N55784, Olive Branch, MS, February 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1981
- Place: Olive Branch, MS · OLIVE BRANCH, MS
- Location: 34.9618° N, 89.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olive Branch, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9618&lon=-89.8295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55784-2022-05-09), registration cancelled 2022-05-09, S/N 28-7305468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olive Branch

## 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 19810212003629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810212003629A), Feb 12, 1981: Piper PA28180, Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near airport. Crash-landed on top of an airport building.

## Other investigations on N55784 (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 ERA19WA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA207), Jun 29, 2019: Piper PA 28-180 (N55784), Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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