# Accident 20110507008559A: Piper PA-28-180, Ocilla, GA, May 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2011, 10:17 local time
- Place: Ocilla, GA
- Airport: Private Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5909° N, 83.2394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5909&lon=-83.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7317W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7317W-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110507008559A

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT BANKED AIRCRAFT TO RIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTINUED RIGHT BANK UNTIL IMPACTING GROUND. PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO WALK OUT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES TO FACE AND HEAD. PILOT REQUIRED STITCHES. AIRCRAFT RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING SPAR AND ALL LANDING GEARS WERE SEPARATED FROM AIRFRAME.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 HOURS AFTER ACCIDENT BY FIRE.

## 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 ERA11LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA289), May 7, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N7317W), Ocilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N7317W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971020046119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020046119I), Oct 20, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N7317W), Flint, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing to runway 27 at fnt. Wind was 260 @ 6 on a clear sunny day. Aircraft struck runway with rt…

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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