# NTSB MIA78DLG15: Piper PA32, N1104X, Summerville, SC, March 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1978
- Place: Summerville, SC · SUMMERVILLE, SC
- Location: 33.0056° N, 80.1774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0056&lon=-80.1774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0723  78/3/26    SUMMERVILLE,SC      PIPER PA32          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 277
        TIME - 1230                    N1104X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERVILLE,SC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- A/C STRUCK TEL POLE STUB WITH RT MAIN MOUNT ON RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1104X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1104X-1980-07-11), registration cancelled 1980-07-11, S/N 32-7540144, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summerville

## 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 19780326004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326004689A), Mar 26, 1978: Piper PA32300, Summerville, SC, Substantial damage. A/c struck tel pole stub with rt main mount on ramp.

## Other investigations on N1104X (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 IAD79FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA010), Nov 8, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N1104X), Melfa, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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