# NTSB MIA73DLG33: Piper PA-11, N4827M, Isle Of Palms, SC, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC · ISLE OF PALMS, SC
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0312   73/2/4    ISLE OF PALMS,SC    PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N4827M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - H.F.WILSON MEM.SC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILSON MEMORIAL,SC          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- INEXPERIENCED PLT VEERED OFF RNWY.ACFT WING COLLIDED WITH SMALL TREE & SWUNG ACFT INTO BRUSH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4827M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4827M), registered now, S/N 11-338, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: H.F.Wilson Mem.Sc

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730204001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001999A), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA11, Isle Of Palms, SC, Substantial damage. Inexperienced plt veered off rnwy. Acft wing collided with small tree & swung acft into brush

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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