- Date
- October 17, 1975
- Place
- Florence, SC · FLORENCE, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3988XPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751017034569A
- Case key
- 151405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4005 75/10/17 FLORENCE,SC PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4572 TIME - 1851 N3988X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLORENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOCK HAVEN,PA FLORENCE,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3988X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Florence
N3988XRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 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.