# NTSB MIA75DLG29: Piper PA-28, N55864, Johns Island, SC, April 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0760   75/4/5    JOHNS ISLAND,SC     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N55864              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                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55864](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55864-1990-10-30), registration cancelled 1990-10-30, S/N 287325509 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johns Island

## 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 19750405005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405005539A), Apr 5, 1975: Piper PA28140, Johns Island, SC, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.

## Other investigations on N55864 (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 ATL90FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA093), Mar 29, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N55864), East Ellijay, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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