MIA79FA046

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Pascagoula, MS · February 4, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 4, 1979
Place
Pascagoula, MS · PASCAGOULA, MS
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3362PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790204015029A
Case key
137149

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1029   79/2/4    PASCAGOULA,MS       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N3362P              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      53, 8239 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCAGOULA,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L ENG FEATHERED INTENTIONALLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3362P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Jackson County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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