# NTSB MIA79FA057: Piper PA-28, N6920W, Camden, SC, March 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1979
- Place: Camden, SC · CAMDEN, SC
- Location: 34.2589° N, 80.6092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2589&lon=-80.6092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0962  79/3/18  NR.CAMDEN,SC          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 60, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N6920W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 59MG/DL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6920W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6920W-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 28-21092, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19790318017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318017149A), Mar 18, 1979: Piper PA28140, Camden, SC, Destroyed. Pilot had been drinking. Lost control of plane. Missed landing on road, hit bank and was killed. Plane demolished.

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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