- Date
- December 4, 1982, 20:05 local (Dec 5, 1982, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Hilton Head, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N36447Piper 32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821204063019A
- Case key
- 71034
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Proper climb rate - not maintainedCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees after takeoff. The pilot stated he held 80 or 90 KTS indicated and started what he thought was a normal climb. During gear retraction, the aircraft hit the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36447
- Reported as
- Piper 32RT-300T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887043
- Airframe hours
- 954
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ginn Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ginn Air, Inc.
- Departed
- Hilton Head, SC
- Destination
- Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Hilton Head, runway 3, 3,700 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,409 total · 7 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.