34.0007° N, 81.0348° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 6, 1978 · 11:25 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Owens
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4484T
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
575 total25 in this make and model0 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.
Aircraft struck fence after left brake failed. Found linings worn out.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE AFTER LEFT BRAKE FAILED. FOUND LININGS WORN OUT.