# Accident 19960216001889A: Piper PA28181, Mt Pleasant, SC, February 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1996, 19:34 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: East Cooper Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8001° N, 79.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8001&lon=-79.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3052T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3052T-1997-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960216001889A

## Narrative

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

ON IFR APPROACH TO AIRPORT, REPORTED POWER LOSS. ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SNOW, DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE. HIT TREES. ICING.

## 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 ATL96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA049), Feb 17, 1996: Piper PA-28-181 (N3052T), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions and the continued flight into icing conditions which resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor was conditions favorable for the…

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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