Piper PA-22-108 N4873Z
25 October 1984 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1984 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N4873Z was involved in an accident near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vicksburg Muni (VKS)
- Coordinates
- 32.3199, -90.8692
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108
- Registration
- N4873Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85FA020
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING PREFLT, PLT DETECTED WATER IN FUEL SAMPLE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND ON CROSSWIND LEG LOST POWER COMPLETELY. PLT STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO FORCED LANDING, HE INTENTIONALLY STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING TO SLOW THE ACFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR FLOAT CHAMBER TO BE HALF FULL OF WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-108 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | So.charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lake City, Michigan, United States | Gerald West | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Cessna A188B | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | Missing Acft, Mississippi, United States | Associated Air Service | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Grenada, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1984 | Cessna T188C | Glen Allen, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |