# NTSB MIA78FKQ10: Piper PA-34, N47488, Laurel, MS, May 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1978
- Place: Laurel, MS · LAUREL, MS
- Location: 31.6899° N, 89.1483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6899&lon=-89.1483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1123   78/5/6    LAUREL,MS           PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 805
        TIME - 0632                    N47488              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESLER NOBLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAUREL,MS                   JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47488](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47488-1995-07-27), registration cancelled 1995-07-27, S/N 347770401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hesler Noble

## 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 19780506007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780506007919A), May 6, 1978: Piper PA34200, Laurel, 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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