# NTSB MIA68D0375: Piper PA-28, N877MA, Lexington, SC, January 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1968
- Place: Lexington, SC · LEXINGTON, SC
- Location: 33.9929° N, 81.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9929&lon=-81.2218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0375
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0375

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0079  68/1/20    LEXINGTON,SC        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N877MA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 222 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            152 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PLT DEMONSTRATING FORCED LNDG TO PAX. ACFT CRASHED IN LAKE AFTER STRIKING POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N877MA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N877MA), registered now, S/N 28-3674, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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