- Date
- August 2, 1968
- Place
- Summerton, SC · SUMMERTON, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4920LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108427
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3121 68/8/2 SUMMERTON,SC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 190 TIME - 1330 N4920L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOAT ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- NO FLAP T/O FROM FLD WITH SOFT SPOTS. ACFT STRUCK STUMP,ROLLED INTO LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4920L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goat Island
N4920LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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