19830130001759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Johns Island, SC · January 30, 1983

Date
January 30, 1983 · 15:50 local
Place
Johns Island, SC
Airport
Charlestown Execu
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4548R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA093
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total460 in this make and model25 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.

Engine quit on takeoff. Crashed in a swamp. Trailed smoke on takeoff. Found fouled plugs and oil in carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED IN A SWAMP. TRAILED SMOKE ON TAKEOFF. FOUND FOULED PLUGS AND OIL IN CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

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