# Accident 20100714042649A: Piper PA-28RT-201, North Myrtle Be, SC, July 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2010, 20:56 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8469° N, 78.6322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8469&lon=-78.6322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2825A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2825A-2017-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100714042649A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2010, ABOUT 2105 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28RT-201, N2825A, OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY CONCORD REGIONAL FLIGHT SERVICES, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH TREES AND A RESIDENCE IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT TO CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (JQF), CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (CRE), NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, ABOUT 2100.

## 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 ERA10FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA359), Jul 15, 2010: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2825A), North Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions around a thunderstorm. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent actual…

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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