# NTSB MIA77FKQ13: Piper J5A, N30947, Hattiesburg, MS, May 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Hattiesburg, MS · HATTIESBURG, MS
- Location: 31.3271° N, 89.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hattiesburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3271&lon=-89.2903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2587  77/5/15  NR.HATTIESBURG,MS     PIPER J5A           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 352
        TIME - 1730                    N30947              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HATTIESBURG,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30947 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- 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 19770515010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515010659A), May 15, 1977: Piper J5A80, Hattiesburg, MS, Destroyed

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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