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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Dovesville, SC · August 18, 2006

Date: August 18, 2006 · 08:40 local
Place: Dovesville, SC
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N31911
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06FA122
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,023 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N31911Registration cancelled Dec 11, 2006 · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885138 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft crashed on approach to darlington airport, (udg) darlington, SC at approx. 0840 local. The aircraft was destroyed on impact resulting in two fatalities, pilot & one passenger. There was no post crash fire. First on site did not detect fuel smell or fuel spill. Inspection of wreckage did not reveal presence of fuel. Engine tear down did not reveal any internal failure. Compression, magneto checked ok, fuel injectors, and spark plugs appear normal. Propeller bent aft with no forward tip cruel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON APPROACH TO DARLINGTON AIRPORT, (UDG) DARLINGTON, SC AT APPROX. 0840 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT RESULTING IN TWO FATALITIES, PILOT & ONE PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. FIRST ON SITE DID NOT DETECT FUEL SMELL OR FUEL SPILL. INSPECTION OF WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL PRESENCE OF FUEL. ENGINE TEAR DOWN DID NOT REVEAL ANY INTERNAL FAILURE. COMPRESSION, MAGNETO CHECKED OK, FUEL INJECTORS, AND SPARK PLUGS APPEAR NORMAL. PROPELLER BENT AFT WITH NO FORWARD TIP CRUEL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL06FA122Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHartsville, SCThe pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.Aug 18, 2006 · Substantial damage