# NTSB MIA69D0095: Piper PA-28, N5203W, Georgetown, SC, June 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1968
- Place: Georgetown, SC · GEORGETOWN, SC
- Location: 33.3724° N, 79.2808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3724&lon=-79.2808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2224  68/6/18    GEORGETOWN,SC       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N5203W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5203W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5203W-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N 28-238, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Georgetown County

## Other investigations on N5203W (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA018), Nov 5, 2003: Piper PA-28-160 (N5203W), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind condition. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, and the crosswind.

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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