# NTSB ATL83FLG01: Piper 22, N6116D, Clinton, SC, November 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: November 18, 1982, 20:30 local (Nov 19, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Clinton, SC
- Location: 34.4741° N, 81.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4741&lon=-81.8606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FLG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70284/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLG01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED BEFORE DEPARTING GREENVILLE, KY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE APPROACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE PROCEEDED ALONG A RADIAL FROM THE GREENWOOD VOR BUT COULD NOT FIND NEWBERRY. HE STATED THAT HE HUNTED TOO LONG BEFORE DIVERTING BACK TO GREENWOOD. ALSO, HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORT OF GREENWOOD. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BRUSH DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT IN A WOODED AREA. REPORTEDLY, THE WEATHER AT THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION WAS MARGINAL VFR WITH RAIN AND FOG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6116D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116D-2001-09-14), registration cancelled 2001-09-14, S/N 22-4760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-4760
- Airframe hours: 2435
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Prosser, Inc.
- Registered owner: Prosser, Inc.
- Departed: GREENVILLE, KY
- Destination: NEWBERRY, SC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,332 total, 300 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 50° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 4,800 ft overcast
- Temperature: 135 °F

## 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 19821118060439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118060439A), Nov 18, 1982: Piper PA22, Clinton, SC, Substantial damage. Unable to find destination airport in low ceiling and heavy rain. Ran out of fuel and crashed into trees.

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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