ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38778
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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1999 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Matthew C. Strickland |
| Registration: | N5900P |
| MSN: | 24-985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1744 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vicksburg, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , MS (KVKS) |
| Bastrop, LA (2F8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 2215, the pilot and his three passengers arrive at the airport and board the airplane. A witness stated that he waved at the airplane as it took off. According to the police report, a few minutes after takeoff, the witness at the airport received a telephone call that reported a downed airplane near Warrenton Lane. Reportedly, this information was not relayed to the local emergency services. The following morning friends of the pilot and passengers began inquiring at the about the location of their friends. Airport personnel contacted the local police and the airplane was found about 1.1 miles off the departure end of runway 01, in a heavily wooded area. Examination of the wreckage found that the airplane had impacted the ground in a 55-degree nose down attitude after striking a tree with the left wing. The airplane came to rest upright on a heading of 090 degrees. No mechanical problems were discovered during the examination of the wreckage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain and maintain flying speed that resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the collision with trees. A factor is the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL99FA081
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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