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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Spartanburg, SC · August 3, 2002

Date: August 3, 2002 · 17:16 local
Place: Spartanburg, SC
Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7362J
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02FA150
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N7362JRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24715 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Eyewitnesses at the airport reported that the airplane climbed out from runway 05. As the airplane approached the departure end, the pilot initiated a right climbing turn. The airplane was next seen in a descending right turn and subsequently impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EYEWITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED OUT FROM RUNWAY 05. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END, THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN. THE AIRPLANE WAS NEXT SEEN IN A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL02FA150Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSpartanburg, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with an embankment.Aug 3, 2002 · Destroyed