A piper Cherokee carrying 3 passengers has crashed into a house south of Jackson Mississippi's Hawkins Field. The condition of the people on board has not been release, but we assume the worst. May they RIP. (www.clarionledger.com) More...
The aircraft that is registered to the company mentioned is 717RL. Matches the type mentioned and is registered to Superior Pallet. According to FAA database it is a 1972 PA-32-300.
The line in this version of the story that this plane '... had been parked in a hangar for a month ,,,' tells it all IMHO. Isn't checking the fuel for water etc the first thing you do?
Wait for the accident report as it should have a much better idea than any off hand comments made at this time will.Many things can make an engine not produce power and sound strange to some.
The aircraft that is registered to the company mentioned is N717RL. Matches the type mentioned and is registered to Superior Pallet. According to FAA database it is a 1972 PA-32-300. Local newspaper confirms this was the aircraft.
True, but aren't you also jumping to a conclusion by assuming that it was checked? And I did say 'IMHO', as I've seen a similar crash many years ago, where a very experienced pilot made that mistake, and I have also witnessed many private pilots forgetting to check the tanks.
As Boyd said, perhaps we should keep our opinions out of the forum and just wait for the accident report.
3 Mississippi pilots die in crash on way to FAA safety conference
JACKSON, Miss. – The three pilots had just taken off from the Hawkins Field Airport when the single-engine plane they were flying to a Federal Aviation Administration safety conference less than 30 miles away began to falter.
A small plane with three people aboard crashed into a home near an airport in Jackson, Miss. Tuesday evening and authorities did not have immediate information on casualties. Video silent from source.
Piper Saratoga Crashes Shortly After Takeoff From KHKS
A small, single-engine plane en route to a Federal Aviation Administration safety conference crashed into a house in a Jackson, Mississippi neighborhood late Tuesday, killing all three people aboard, authorities said. A resident of the home escaped with minor injuries.
