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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Surf Side Beach, SC · May 27, 1991

Date
May 27, 1991 · 12:15 local
Place
Surf Side Beach, SC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6634W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91FA099
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
224 total14 in this make and model30 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.

Took off with fuel selector in off. Barely cleared trees on climb. Engine quit,hit trees. Engine would run boost on

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF. BARELY CLEARED TREES ON CLIMB. ENGINE QUIT,HIT TREES. ENGINE WOULD RUN BOOST ON

NTSB investigation

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