MIA67A0121

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Isle Of Palms, SC · May 17, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1967
Place
Isle Of Palms, SC · ISLE OF PALMS, SC
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9006WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116826

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0369  67/5/17    ISLE OF PALMS,SC    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 446
        TIME - 1245                    N9006W              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLE OF PALMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PWR LINES SPAN INLET,ARE ABOUT 70 FT ABV WATER.FRIENDS OF PLT WERE ON CO.OWNED YACHT IN INLET.

Aircraft

Registration
N9006W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Isle Of Palms

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.