# NTSB MIA78FA002: Piper PA-30, N7585Y, Charleston, SC, October 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1977
- Place: Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4167  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7585Y-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 30-652, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771010041879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771010041879A), Oct 10, 1977: Piper PA30, Charleston, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Search for missing boat. Records indicate one night flt during last six months.

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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