FRENCH SETTLEME, LA, USA
N2495N
PIPER PA-38-112
THE PILOT DEPARTED SHREVEPORT, LA AT 1400 CDT ON THE RETURN PART OF A CROSS-COUNTRY TO JACKSON, MS. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED LISTING 3 1/2 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. AT ABOUT 1706 CDT, THE PLANE CRASHED NEAR FRENCH SETTLEMENT, LA, ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF THE DESTINATION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SITE AND THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE ADJACENT TO A GRAVEL ROAD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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