# NTSB MIA75DLG38: Piper PA-28, N1775J, Chester, SC, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Chester, SC · CHESTER, SC
- Location: 34.7023° N, 81.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7023&lon=-81.2078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1693  75/5/18    CHESTER,SC          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 371
        TIME - 1600                    N1775J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AIKEN,SC                    CHESTER,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- R MAIN GR ENTRD DEPRESSION 1 FT OFF RWY ADJ TO UNDERGROUND CEMENT ELECTRICAL BOX.OBSCD BY WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1775J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1775J-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 28-24197 (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: Chester Co

## 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 19750518011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518011969A), May 18, 1975: Piper PA28140, Chester, SC, Substantial damage. R main gr entrd depression 1 ft off rwy adj to underground cement electrical box. Obscd by water.

## Other investigations on N1775J (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 DEN78FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA34-139674), Sep 2, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N1775J), Hatch, NM, 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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