- Date
- September 28, 1974
- Place
- Edisto Beach, SC · EDISTO BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56543Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740928032589A
- Case key
- 141126
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3024 74/9/28 EDISTO BEACH,SC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1105 N56543 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAWFORD FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNS ISLAND,SC EDISTO BEACH,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- 2300FT GRASS STRIP,HIT CORN AT END.APRX 113LBS OVR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56543
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crawford Field
N56543Registration cancelled Sep 28, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.