# NTSB MIA67D0148: Piper PA-28, N7246W, Meridian, MS, August 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1966
- Place: Meridian, MS · MERIDIAN, MS
- Location: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3643&lon=-88.7037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2296  66/8/31    MERIDIAN MISS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N7246W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        REMARKS- IRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OFF UNLIGHTED RAMP ONTO SOD  AREA AND ROLLED INTO LARGE HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7246W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7246W-2011-06-30), registration cancelled 2011-06-30, S/N 28-1071, built 1963 (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: Key Field

## Other investigations on N7246W (2)

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 NYC72FLJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ28), Apr 1, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N7246W), Morrisville, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0254), Jan 7, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7246W), Needles, CA, substantial damage

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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