# Accident 20110325004709A: Piper PA-20, Elgin, SC, March 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Elgin, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1439° N, 80.7622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1439&lon=-80.7622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7746K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7746K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110325004709A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND THE ENGINE WAS REPORTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING ERRATIC MOVEMENTS. IT CIRCLED THE AREA AND ON THE SECOND CIRCLE IT WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP AND THEN NOSE OVER, GO INVERTED AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, THE PILOT WAS 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 ERA11FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA210), Mar 25, 2011: Piper PA-20 (N7746K), Elgin, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot did not maintain an adequate airspeed,…

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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