# Accident 20211022017629A: Piper PA-32R-300, Round O, SC, October 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2021, 16:05 local time
- Place: Round O, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0425° N, 80.5982° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0425&lon=-80.5982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1652H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1652H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,917 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211022017629A

## Narrative

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

N1652H WAS AT 6000 FEET MSL AND ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVERT TO RBW FOR FUEL. ATC CLEARED N1652H DIRECT TO RBW. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REPORTED A LAGGING ENGINE. N1652H IMPACTED TREES AND THEN THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY POST CRASH 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 ERA22FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA026), Oct 22, 2021: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1652H), Walterboro, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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