# NTSB MIA76AM025: Piper PA-28R, N934PA, Grenada, MS, September 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1975
- Place: Grenada, MS · GRENADA, MS
- Location: 33.7814° N, 89.8115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grenada, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7814&lon=-89.8115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3874  75/9/17    GRENADA,MS          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 289
        TIME - 2340                    N934PA              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRENADA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRENADA,MS                  PRENTICE,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PVT PLT,NON INST-RATED,R SEAT.PLT AT CTLS UNK.FB0 CALLED FSS AND ADZD PLT OF FOG IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N934PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934PA-1976-02-16), registration cancelled 1976-02-16, S/N 28R-35044, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grenada Municipal

## 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 19750917040519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750917040519A), Sep 17, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Grenada, MS, Destroyed. Pvt plt,non inst-rated,r seat. Plt at ctls unk.FB0 called fss and adzd plt of fog in area.

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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