# NTSB MIA72FKQ14: Piper PA-23, N13852, Jackson, MS, August 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1971
- Place: Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1362  71/8/27    JACKSON,MISS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7257
        TIME - 1958                    N13852              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MISS                ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK RWY BOUNDARY MARKER FOR CENTERLINE.ACFT RAN INTO PARTIALLY LTD EXCAVATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N13852 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thompson

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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