Poplarville Pearl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Polarville, Mississippi 39470
Monday, November 10, 1986 15:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A TOUCH-&-GO LDG AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. AS HE ADDED POWER, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT CONTINUED LEFT HITTING A DITCH ALONG SIDE THE RWY AND FLIPPING OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING NORMALLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HE THINKS THAT AS HE APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF, 'P-FACTOR MUST HAVE GOTTEN ME'.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/10/1986
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1545
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City POLARVILLE
Event State MISSISSIPPI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 39470
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport POPLARVILLE PEARL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MS03
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 320
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1547 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 125
Weather Observation Facility ID GPT
Elevation of weather observation facility 28
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 32
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 20
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1450
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 12 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 31852
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N89543
NTSB Number MIA87LA029
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier 152
Aircraft Serial Number 15282779
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 4 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 90
Airframe Hours 1449
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CAREY AVIATION, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 307 AIRPORT RD.
Aircraft Owner City PICAYUNE
Aircraft Owner State MS
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 39466
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PCU
Departure City PICAYUNE
Departure State MS
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MS03
Destination City POPLARVILLE
Destination State MS
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 4000
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --