# Accident 20040405029859A: Piper PA60601P, Charleston, SC, April 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2004, 15:25 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7028° N, 80.0250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7028&lon=-80.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869CC-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540U2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040405029859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JZI AND THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE (2) PERSONS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ATL04FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA090), Apr 5, 2004: Smith Aerostar 601P (N869CC), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during emergency descent, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain. A factor was the loss of engine power…

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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