McCoy Robert-Michael BREEZY N3269X
27 September 1986 · Meridian, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1986 at about 21:00 local time, a McCoy Robert-Michael BREEZY registered N3269X, operated by Southwind Rentals, Inc., was involved in an accident near Meridian, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Meridian, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.3806, -88.7091
- Aircraft
- McCoy Robert-Michael BREEZY
- Registration
- N3269X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southwind Rentals, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eutaw → Quitman
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86FLT02
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 FLT TESTING OF THE NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT WHICH WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE X-COUNTRY FLT HOME, OIL CONSUMPTION/LEAKAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE ABOUT 3 QTS PER HR. THE PLT STATED THAT HE PLANNED THE FLT HOME IN SHORT HOPS SO AS TO MINIMIZE OIL USAGE & HAD DEPARTED WITH THE OIL SUMP FILLED TO CAPACITY WITH 6 QTS OF OIL. DURING THE FLT HOME, THE ENG QUIT & A FORCED LDG WAS ATTEMPTED INTO A FIELD. THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE & CRASHED TO THE GROUND & BURNED. A CHECK OF THE OIL SUPPLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO READING ON THE OIL DIPSTICK. THE ENG MFGR RECOMMENDS THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION BE TAKEN WHEN OIL CONSUMPTION EXCEEDS 6/10 QT PER HR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1986 | Ayres S2R-1820 | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 22 Oct 1986 | Ayres SR-2-600 | Glen Allan, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1986 | Cessna 152 | Polarville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |