# NTSB MIA71FLG11: Piper PA-32, N3399W, Newberry, SC, September 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1970
- Place: Newberry, SC · NEWBERRY, SC
- Location: 34.2823° N, 81.6015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2823&lon=-81.6015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2064  70/9/28    NEWBERRY,SC         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N3399W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1176 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            362 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWBERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBERRY,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FIRE DAMAGE PRECLUDED DETERMINING PROBABLE CAUSE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3399W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3399W-1996-10-01), registration cancelled 1996-10-01, S/N 32260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Newberry

## Other investigations on N3399W (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 MIA96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA202), Aug 4, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N3399W), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during the approach to land, which resulted in loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. The weather (carburetor icing condition) was a related factor.

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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