# Accident 20230702010049A: Piper PA-32R-300, North Myrtle Be, SC, July 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2023, 11:03 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9039° N, 79.0056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9039&lon=-79.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5524F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5524F-2023-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230702010049A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUELAND HAD FIVE PERSONS ONBOARD. A LINE PERSON WITNESS THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND CLIMB. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUGGLING TO GAIN ALTITUDE.

A WITNESS AT A NEARBY GOLF COURSE REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TAKING OFF FROM CRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE AND THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE BUFFETING SLIGHTLY.

SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING “STALLED.” THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AS IT QUICKLY DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A RIGHT TURN BEHIND TREES, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF AN IMPACT AND AN IMMEDIATE 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 ERA23FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA280), Jul 2, 2023: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5524F), North Myrtle Beach, SC, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s operation of the airplane above its…

## Other reports on N5524F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780708022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708022709A), Jul 8, 1978: Piper PA28R (N5524F), Lakewood, WI, Substantial damage

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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