# Accident 19950627038929A: Piper PA28235, Summerville, SC, June 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1995, 03:00 local time
- Place: Summerville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9996° N, 80.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9996&lon=-80.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16345, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16345-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627038929A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES LANDING. CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL DISCONNECTED TO LEAN POSITION. LOOSE SCREW

## 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 ATL95LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA119), Jun 27, 1995: Piper PA-28-235 (N16345), Summerville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnected carburetor mixture control linkage that resulted in a loss of engine power, and the subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N16345 (1)

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

- [Incident 20041106027599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106027599I), Nov 6, 2004: Piper PA28235 (N16345), Columbia, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft began to fishtail after wheels touched down on landing. Aircraft left the runway and hit a ditch.

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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