# NTSB MIA73DLG20: Piper PA-28, N4825T, Johns Island, SC, September 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1972
- Place: Johns Island, SC · JOHNS ISLAND, SC
- Location: 32.7924° N, 80.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johns Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7924&lon=-80.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825T-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 28-7225215, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johns Island

## Other investigations on N4825T (2)

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 ATL84LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA280), Sep 5, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N4825T), Somerset, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG22), Mar 7, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4825T), Jesup, GA, substantial damage

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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