# NTSB ATL82FLG06: Piper PA-23, N5295Y, Hilton Head, SC, December 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1981
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3039   81/12/7   HILTON HEAD,SC      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 2654
        TIME - 1745                    N5295Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1654 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON HEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 HILTON HEAD,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK STREET LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5295Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5295Y-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 272365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hilton Head

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19811207079389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811207079389A), Dec 7, 1981: Piper PA23250, Hilton Head, SC, Destroyed. Misjudged visual approach on a night landing. Landed short of runway. Struck a tree.

## Other investigations on N5295Y (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 UNK64X2981](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2981), Jul 22, 1964: Piper PA23 (N5295Y), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

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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