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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Simpsonville, SC · May 12, 1976

Date
May 12, 1976
Place
Simpsonville, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41579
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76FLG31
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,993 total221 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lndd on highway, no obstruction. Car entered lane, acft crossed median hit overpass bridge column.

As the FAA filed it

LNDD ON HIGHWAY, NO OBSTRUCTION. CAR ENTERED LANE, ACFT CROSSED MEDIAN HIT OVERPASS BRIDGE COLUMN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.