19790920035519A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hartsville, SC · September 20, 1979

Date
September 20, 1979 · 19:50 local
Place
Hartsville, SC
Airport
Hartsville
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5137S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA126
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Made go-around for adjacent runway. Evidence indicates aircraft stalled. Hit trees short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE GO-AROUND FOR ADJACENT RUNWAY. EVIDENCE INDICATES AIRCRAFT STALLED. HIT TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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