- Date
- May 11, 1982, 17:06 local (22:06 UTC)
- Place
- Iuka, MS
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N444MEPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820511017689A
- Case key
- 71162
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft crashed during a pass across the airport. A witness was parked, facing east, in the runup area for runway 18. According to him, the the aircraft took off about 6 minutes earlier, made a traffic pattern, and crashed behind and to his right. The aircraft crashed on a southerly heading and traveled about 300 ft after impact. The left wing tip lens was found at the initial impact point. The initial impact mark was very narrow. It gradually widened from 4 inches to 18 inches over the first 40 ft where the nose of the plane hit a 4 ft bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444ME
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52R-7680220
- Airframe hours
- 2,005
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Harris
- Registered owner
- David Harris
- Departed
- ISM · Iuka, MS
- Destination
- ISM · Iuka, MS
- Airport
- ISM · Iuka, runway 18, 3,200 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 763 total · 240 in this make and model · 674 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.