- Date
- March 5, 1978
- Place
- Bishopville, SC · BISHOPVILLE, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8827JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780305006209A
- Case key
- 143211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0455 78/3/5 NR.BISHOPVILLE,SC PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N8827J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,NC UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- AFT BREAKING INTO & REFUELING ACFT PLT FLEW FROM PA TO NC,STOLE FUEL & CONTINUED FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8827J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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