# Accident 20171004011369A: Cessna 401B, Salters, SC, October 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Salters, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4964° N, 79.9572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4964&lon=-79.9572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401HH-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401B (registry code 207590E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171004011369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED LOW PASS OF THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT 1111 GOURDIN ROAD, SALTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO PERFORM AN ABRUPT CLIMB WITH A AEROBATIC MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACHIEVE SUFFICICENT ALITITUDE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY END.

## 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 ERA18FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA004), Oct 4, 2017: Cessna 401 (N401HH), Salters, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver in a non-aerobatic airplane, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane during the maneuver. Contributing to the…

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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