# NTSB MIA78FLG39: Piper PA-15, N4390H, Isle Of Palms, SC, September 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC · ISLE OF PALMS, SC
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2723  78/9/18    ISLE OF PALMS,SC    PIPER PA-15         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 291
        TIME - 1245                    N4390H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLE OF PALMS,SC            JOHNS ISLAND,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4390H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4390H-1993-03-09), registration cancelled 1993-03-09, S/N 15174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilson Memorial

## 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 19780918026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918026899A), Sep 18, 1978: Piper PA15, Isle Of Palms, SC, Substantial damage

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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