# NTSB MIA76FLG02: Piper PA-32, N121MB, Beech Island, SC, July 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Beech Island, SC · BEECH ISLAND, SC
- Location: 33.4286° N, 81.8903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beech Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4286&lon=-81.8903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2730   75/7/4    BEECH ISLAND,SC     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N121MB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 1112 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            157 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,AL               CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R MAG P LEAD COIL TO COND FRAYED.L MAG COND RPLCD MAG CKD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N121MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121MB-2011-07-07), registration cancelled 2011-07-07, S/N 32-1111, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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 19750704019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704019329A), Jul 4, 1975: Piper PA32260, Beech Island, SC, Substantial damage. R mag p lead coil to cond frayed.l mag cond rplcd mag ckd ok.

## Other investigations on N121MB (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 IAD78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA026), Dec 28, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N121MB), Raeford, 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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