# NTSB ATL83FLG02: Piper 32RT-300T, N36447, Hilton Head, SC, December 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: December 4, 1982, 20:05 local (Dec 5, 1982, 01:05 UTC)
- Place: 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FLG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71034/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLG02

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - proper climb rate - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36447-1983-06-22), registration cancelled 1983-06-22, S/N 32R-7887043, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 32RT-300T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32R-7887043
- Airframe hours: 954
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821204063019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821204063019A), Dec 4, 1982: Piper PA32RT300T, Hilton Head, SC, Destroyed. Aircraft hit trees and crashed after takeoff.

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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