# NTSB MIA76FLG45: Piper PA-30, N1139T, Summerton, SC, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Summerton, SC · SUMMERTON, SC
- Location: 33.6023° N, 80.3523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6023&lon=-80.3523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2712   76/8/5    SUMMERTON,SC        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 1250
        TIME - 1150                    N1139T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERTON,SC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- POWER LINES LOCATED ABOUT 700 FT FROM END OF RWY 30FT ABOVE GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1139T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1139T-1976-10-14), registration cancelled 1976-10-14, S/N 30-418 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grayson

## 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 19760805023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805023759A), Aug 5, 1976: Piper PA30, Summerton, SC, Destroyed. Power lines located about 700 ft from end of rwy 30FT above ground.

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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