# Accident 19830130001759A: Piper PA28140, Johns Island, SC, January 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1983, 15:50 local time
- Place: Johns Island, SC
- Airport: Charlestown Execu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9796° N, 79.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9796&lon=-79.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4548R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4548R-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 460 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130001759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA093), Jan 30, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N4548R), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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