# NTSB MIA75AM073: Piper PA-22, N1700P, Valley Park, MS, March 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: Valley Park, MS · VALLEY PARK, MS
- Location: 32.6314° N, 90.8507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Park, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6314&lon=-90.8507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0877  75/3/31    VALLEY PARK,MS      PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N1700P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PROVIDENCE,LA         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .216 PCT.ACFT OBSVD AT LOW ALT PRIOR TO CLB TO AVOID PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1700P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1700P-1975-06-04), registration cancelled 1975-06-04, S/N 22-2487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750331009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331009109A), Mar 31, 1975: Piper PA22150, Valley Park, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol lvl .216 pct. Acft obsvd at low alt prior to clb to avoid pwr lines.

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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