MIA73DLG20

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Johns Island, SC · September 15, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1972
Place
Johns Island, SC · JOHNS ISLAND, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4825TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168297

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3467  72/9/15    JOHNS ISLAND,SC     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N4825T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNS ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNS ISLAND,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT ON INITIAL SOLO OVERCONTROLLED IN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4825T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johns Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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