No fatalities

23 Jul 2025: PIPER J5A — Grenada, MS

Grenada, MS, United States

On 23 Jul 2025, a PIPER J5A was involved in an aviation accident near Grenada, MS. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and improper decision to continue with a takeoff after the airplane swerved off the runway. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and improper decision to continue with a takeoff after the airplane swerved off the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Directional control — Not attained/maintainedStudent/instructed pilotInstructor/check pilotContributed to outcome