- Date
- July 6, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Killian, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N33074Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840706030539A
- Case key
- 21388
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed while in a steep bank at low alt in VMC wx.a witness who knew the plt said he heard the acft approaching, went outside his house and saw the acft at about 200 ft AGL. The acft went into a turn and became almost inverted before colliding with small trees in a swampy area. The post accident examination of the acft and engine revealed nothing of a causal nature. The propeller showed evidence of having power at impact. According to FAA, the acftwas in a 90 degree right bank at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33074
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525148
- Airframe hours
- 1,834
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Autry E. Harrison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 4, 1984
- Departed
- HMU · Hammond, LA
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTR, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.