# Accident 20100919051189A: Piper PA-28R-200, Barnwell, SC, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 12:55 local time
- Place: Barnwell, SC
- Airport: Barnwell Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2581° N, 81.3878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2581&lon=-81.3878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799SQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799SQ-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919051189A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300L EDT, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N799SQ, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH TREES AND THE GROUND IN BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OCEAN SPRINGS, MS AIRPORT (5R2) AND WAS TO TERMINATE AT TWIN CITY AIRPORT (5J9), LORIS, SC. ENCOUNTERING A HEAD WIND, PILOT ELECTED TO DO AN INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP AT BARNWELL REGIONAL AIRPORT (BNL), BARNWELL, SC.

## 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 ERA10LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA486), Sep 19, 2010: Piper PA-28R-200 (N799SQ), Barnwell, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 1 connecting rod end cap for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total 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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