- Date
- October 10, 1977
- Place
- Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7585YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771010041879A
- Case key
- 144294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4167 77/10/10 CHARLESTON,SC PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 67, 7000 TIME - 2305 N7585Y PX- 1 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,SC CHARLESTON,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- SEARCH FOR MISSING BOAT. RECORDS INDICATE ONE NIGHT FLT DURING LAST SIX MONTHS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7585Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7585YRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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