19811112073129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Georgetown, SC · November 12, 1981

Date
November 12, 1981 · 10:45 local
Place
Georgetown, SC
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N221CS
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLG01
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,755 total76 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Left engine quit on low altitude photo flight. Unable to stay airborne. Hit ditch landing. Cracked cylinder rings.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON LOW ALTITUDE PHOTO FLIGHT. UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE. HIT DITCH LANDING. CRACKED CYLINDER RINGS.

NTSB investigation

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