# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 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 ERA25LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA153.md): Piper PA-30 · Anderson, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2025 · N8339Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ overcorrection during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inability to correct the pilot’s actions because due to brakes only being installed on the…
- [NTSB ERA22FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA047.md): Piper PA30 · Rock Hill, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 5, 2021 · N8924Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while troubleshooting a landing gear indication, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
- [NTSB ATL05FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA043.md): Piper PA-30 · Charleston, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 2005 · N7654Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ATL04FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA027.md): Piper PA-30 · Spartanburg, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2003 · N7799Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures and descent below the glide path, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees during an instrument approach. A factor was the pilot's impairment due to the sedating effects of medication.
- [NTSB ATL83LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA098.md): Piper PA-30 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1983 · N1810M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that the landing gear collapsed after acft had rolled aprx 1200 ft during the landing. An exam of the acft revealed that the gear retraction transmission was torn out of its fuselage bulkhead mount, the landing gear push-pull cable rod ends…
- [NTSB ATL81FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG11.md): Piper PA-30 · Hilton Head Is, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1981 · N8264Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG17.md): Piper PA-30 · Landrum, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1978 · N8563Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA002.md): Piper PA-30 · Charleston, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 10, 1977 · N7585Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76FLG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG45.md): Piper PA-30 · Summerton, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1976 · N1139T · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74AM053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM053.md): Piper PA-30 · Charleston, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 1, 1974 · N8546Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71AM020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM020.md): Piper PA-30 · Georgetown, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 4, 1970 · N8047Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0091.md): Piper PA-30 · Ocean Drive B, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 17, 1969 · N8003Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA67F0373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0373.md): Piper PA-30 · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1966 · N8147Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0252.md): Piper PA-30 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1966 · N7628Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1232.md): Piper PA30 · Johns Island, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1964 · N7001Y · Substantial damage

## 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 ('7103002'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103002&state=SC

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