# NTSB MIA73FKQ09: Piper PA-30, N7805Y, Greenwood, MS, August 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1972
- Place: Greenwood, MS · GREENWOOD, MS
- Location: 33.5125° N, 90.1990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5125&lon=-90.1990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3978  72/8/30    GREENWOOD,MISS      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 4000
        TIME - 0800                    N7805Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEMPHIS,TENN                LAREDO,TEX                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HIT ROUGH SPOT IN PASTURE,SWERVED INTO FENCE. EVIDENCE THAT PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7805Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7805Y), registered now, S/N 30-884 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7805Y (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 CHI68F0742](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0742), May 11, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N7805Y), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0145), Jul 23, 1965: Piper PA-30 (N7805Y), Wheeling, IL, 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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