# Accident 19910527017219A: Piper PA28140, Surf Side Beach, SC, May 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1991, 12:15 local time
- Place: Surf Side Beach, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6303° N, 78.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6303&lon=-78.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6634W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6634W-2013-09-20) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 14 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910527017219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL91FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA099), May 27, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N6634W), Surf Side Beach, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT, IN THAT HE FAILED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SELECTOR 'ON' PRIOR TO STARTING THE ENGINE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRCRAFT FUEL…

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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