# NTSB MIA76FLG31: Piper PA-32, N41579, Simpsonville, SC, May 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1976
- Place: Simpsonville, SC · SIMPSONVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.7285° N, 82.2564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simpsonville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7285&lon=-82.2564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG31-201327

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1102  76/5/12    SIMPSONVILLE,SC     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4993
        TIME - 1510                    N41579              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 GREENVILLE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON HIGHWAY, NO OBSTRUCTION. CAR ENTERED LANE, ACFT CROSSED MEDIAN HIT OVERPASS BRIDGE COLUMN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41579](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41579), registered now, S/N 32-7400034, built 1974 (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 19760512012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760512012239A), May 12, 1976: Piper PA32260, Simpsonville, SC, Substantial damage. Lndd on highway, no obstruction. Car entered lane, acft crossed median hit overpass bridge column.

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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