ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13717
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 March 1977 |
| Time: | 12:08 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43216 |
| MSN: | 32-7440118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wilkes-Barre Airport, Scranton, Pennsylvania (AVP/KAVP) |
| Charleston Municipal Airport (09M) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) March 15, 1977 when stalled and spun into the ground at Charleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Of the four persons on board, the pilot was killed, but the three passengers survived. According to the official NTSB report:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
FACTOR(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND, IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS (14-18 KNOTS AT 290 DEGREES)"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA77FA046 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=56219&key=0&queryId=587f14fe-9db5-4407-ae2c-275ecefc87a7&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=43216
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_Municipal_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Sep-2016 22:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2016 22:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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