# Accident 20131125023509A: Piper PA-23-160, Trenton, SC, November 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2013, 18:04 local time
- Place: Trenton, SC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6469° N, 81.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6469&lon=-81.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4016P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016P-2014-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131125023509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM TWIN LAKES AIRPORT AND BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT AND BANK TO THE LEFT.  THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER, WHICH INCREASED THE LEFT ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS JUST OFF THE NORTH WEST TAXI WAY.

## 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 ERA14FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA049), Nov 25, 2013: Piper PA-23-160 (N4016P), Graniteville, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper maintenance of the airplane's fuel system, which resulted a loss of power in the left engine due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain minimum…

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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