# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181, SC

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA20CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA243.md): Piper PA28 · Greenwood, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2020 · N6958J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a parked airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the parked airplane's position over the double-yellow taxiway edge lines and into the taxiway object-free movement area.
- [NTSB NYC07CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA218.md): Piper PA-28-181 · N Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2007 · N3063Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in a collision with water. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ATL06CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA002.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Pageland, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2005 · N6922T · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain flying speed during the go-around, which resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL05FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA041.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bradley, SC · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 2005 · N2823H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with trees and the ground. A factor was the dark night conditions.
- [NTSB MIA01LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA156.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bennettsville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2001 · N3066G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway resulting in the airplane landing long, over running the runway, colliding with a telephone pole separating the right wing, and coming to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant.
- [NTSB MIA99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA221.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Greenville, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1999 · N82974 · Substantial damage
  > The improper position of the fuel selector by the pilot-in-command resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Also, the inadequate altitude flown by the pilot on final approach preventing a landing on the runway following the loss of engine…
- [NTSB ATL99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA008.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Spartanburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1998 · N21491 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to manage the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
- [NTSB MIA97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA055.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Florence, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1997 · N2205Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ATL96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA049.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Johns Island, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1996 · N3052T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions and the continued flight into icing conditions which resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor was conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ATL94LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA034.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Greer, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1993 · N4320X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning in determining fuel requirements for the flight.
- [NTSB ATL94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA033.md): Piper PA-28-181 · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1993 · N2205Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper inflight decision in that he failed to refuel the aircraft prior to exhausting the fuel supply. A factor was the soft terrain at the forced landing site.
- [NTSB ATL87LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA159.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Greer, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1987 · N2846N · Substantial damage
  > Engine quit during descent for landing. PIC lnded in field, left wing struck tree and was separated from acft. PIC rpted no mechanical malfunctions. On post crash exam eng ran properly and right wing fuel quantity sys was operable. No fuel stains were seen on…
- [NTSB ATL86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA072.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1986 · N39663 · Substantial damage
  > While on a personal cross-country flight the aircraft experienced a complete loss of power and made an emergency landing on a road 2.5 miles east of the airport. The pilot stated that the aircraft ran out of fuel.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102807', '7102832'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102807&state=SC

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