# NTSB ATL81FA019: Piper PA-32, N3242W, Hilton Head, SC, November 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1980
- Place: Hilton Head, SC · HILTON HEAD, SC
- Location: 32.2163° N, 80.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2163&lon=-80.7526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA019

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2323  80/11/30   HILTON HEAD,SC      CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 2 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N7516B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  4  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON HEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILTON HEAD,SC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2323  80/11/30   HILTON HEAD,SC      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1000
        TIME - 1100                    N3242W              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON HEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HILTON HEAD,SC              PAINESVILLE,OH              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3242W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3242W-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 32-57, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hilton Head

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7516B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516B-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 7FC-20, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hilton Head

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801130072912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130072912A), Nov 30, 1980: Piper PA32260, Hilton Head, SC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Was struck by another aircraft N7516B while in level flight. Other aircraft on converging course banked into N3242W
- [Accident 19801130072911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130072911A), Nov 30, 1980: Bbavia 7FC, Hilton Head, SC, Destroyed. Turned into other aircraft N3242W. Both in cruise flight. Were on a converging course.

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.

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