- Date
- December 13, 1968
- Place
- Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5186LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4567 68/12/13 CHARLESTON,SC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 113 TIME - 1702 N5186L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON AFB TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- WAKE TURB FROM AF C-141. CNTRL TWR GAVE ADEQUATE WARNING TO PLT. WIND LT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5186L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charleston Afb