- Date
- July 22, 1988, 21:21 local (Jul 23, 1988, 01:21 UTC)
- Place
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7942NPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880722027589A
- Case key
- 7617
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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.
Analysis
N7942N crashed into a building shortly after liftoff from runway 21. The pilot was cleared for a left turnout over runway 33. A witness estimated that the airplane had reached 300 feet when the pilot lost control and crashed. The investigation failed to disclose any mechanical problems. The airplane was estimated to have been over its designed gross weight for flight, and was also outside the forward c.g. limits.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7942N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-5357
- Airframe hours
- 3,164
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger S. Nance
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 27, 1988
- Destination
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport
- INT · Smith Reynolds, runway 21, 3,938 × 150 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 32 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.