# NTSB MIA72FLG29: Piper PA-28, N419FL, Cheraw, SC, March 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1972
- Place: Cheraw, SC · CHERAW, SC
- Location: 34.6979° N, 79.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheraw, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6979&lon=-79.9140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1452  72/3/14    CHERAW,SC           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 0755                    N419FL              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERAW MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHERAW,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT UTILITY POLE 20FT ABOVE GRND,HIT GRND IN NOSE DN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N419FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419FL-1972-04-10), registration cancelled 1972-04-10, S/N 28-7125199, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cheraw Municipal

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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