# NTSB MIA76AM018: Piper PA-23, N2019P, Decatur, MS, August 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Decatur, MS · DECATUR, MS
- Location: 32.4340° N, 89.1112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4340&lon=-89.1112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3776  75/8/24    DECATUR,MS          PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2145                    N2019P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 20, 1295 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            39 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDIAN,MS                 JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RADAR CONTACT LOST ABT 20MIN AFTR DEP.TSTMS RPRTD BTN MERIDIAN & JACKSON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2019P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2019P-1976-03-15), registration cancelled 1976-03-15, S/N 23-591, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19750824042089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824042089A), Aug 24, 1975: Piper PA23, Decatur, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Radar contact lost abt 20MIN aftr dep. Tstms rprtd btn meridian & jackson.

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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