19900508014789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hilton Head Is, SC · May 8, 1990

Date
May 8, 1990 · 08:05 local
Place
Hilton Head Is, SC
Airport
Hilton Head Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9538J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90FA110
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
211 total1 in this make and model4 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.

Engine quit on climbout. Crashed into trees. No defects. Fuel selector in off position. Service bulletin not done.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO DEFECTS. FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT DONE.

NTSB investigation

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