# Accident 19840717039579A: Piper PA32R300, Rock Hill, SC, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 23:05 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A (registry code 52260, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717039579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED AND FAILED.CRASHED NEAR  RESIDENCE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. IRREGULARITIES IN MAINTENANCE RECORDS.

## 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 ATL84FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA222), Jul 18, 1984: Piper PA-32R-300 (N400WS), Rock Hill, SC, destroyed

## Other reports on N400WS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821122065609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821122065609I), Nov 22, 1982: Piper PA32R300 (N400WS), Roanoke, VA, Substantial damage. Taxied into unlighted raised helipad on airport ramp. Propeller strike caused sudden engine stoppage.

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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