# Accident 19950713018269A: Piper PA32R300, Hilton Head Is, SC, July 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hilton Head Is, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1894° N, 80.7397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1894&lon=-80.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38188-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950713018269A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL AT DESTINATION. BANKED AWAY HIT TREES POWERLINE AND POLE. BURNED ON IMPACT. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA95FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA183), Jul 13, 1995: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38188), Hilton Head Isl, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's extension of the downwind leg which…

## Other reports on N38188 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960128045129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960128045129A), Jan 28, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N38188), Hilton Head Is, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates power loss in pattern. Struck trees and power line. Fire from arcing. Too low avoid trees. Water in 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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