# NTSB MIA74FLG17: Piper PA-28R, N16361, Winnsboro, SC, December 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: Winnsboro, SC · WINNSBORO, SC
- Location: 34.3707° N, 81.0957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3707&lon=-81.0957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3999  73/12/19   WINNSBORO,SC        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 195
        TIME - 1615                    N16361              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 WINSTON-SALEM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NICKED
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EXAM OF PROP BLADE AT POINT OF SEPARATION SHOWED A SMALL NICK.ACFT HIT FENCE AND A RAILROAD TRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16361](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16361), registered now, S/N 28R-7335134, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731219039089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219039089A), Dec 19, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Winnsboro, SC, Substantial damage. Exam of prop blade at point of separation showed a small nick. Acft hit fence and a railroad track.

## Other investigations on N16361 (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 IAD76DKM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM17), Nov 6, 1975: Piper PA-28R (N16361), Winston Salem, NC, 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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