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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Darlington, SC · August 3, 1992

Date
August 3, 1992 · 10:00 local
Place
Darlington, SC
Airport
Darlington County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8620P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL92FA152
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Report magneto problem. Vectored to nearest airport. Struck trees 3 miles out. Dense fog in area. Burned on impact.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT MAGNETO PROBLEM. VECTORED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. STRUCK TREES 3 MILES OUT. DENSE FOG IN AREA. BURNED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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