# NTSB MIA67A0121: Piper PA-28, N9006W, Isle Of Palms, SC, May 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1967
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC · ISLE OF PALMS, SC
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0121

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9006W-1967-11-30), registration cancelled 1967-11-30, S/N 28-10587, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Isle Of Palms

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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