# Accident 20100825043079A: Universal S 108, Andrews, SC, August 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Andrews, SC
- Airport: Robert F Swinnie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4500° N, 79.5261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4500&lon=-79.5261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97316-2012-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108 (registry code 9230412, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL S 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100825043079A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 25, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT, A UNIVERSAL STINSON 108, N97316, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH TREES AND THE GROUND AT ANDREWS, SC (PHH - ROBERT F. SWINNIE). THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED (NOTE: THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD). THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROBERT F. SWINNIE AIRPORT (PHH), ANDREWS, SC, TIME UNKNOWN.

## 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 ERA10LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA442), Aug 25, 2010: Stinson 108 (N97316), Andrews, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the student pilot's failure to adequately preflight the airplane prior to takeoff.

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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