34.3012° N, 79.8672° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Darlington, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1981 · 13:10 local
Place
Darlington, SC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9755P
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total1,100 in this make and model30 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.
During taxiing right brake failed and aircraft rolled into a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAXIING RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A DITCH.