# NTSB MIA80DLG06: Piper PA-32, N3737M, N Myrtle Beach, SC, March 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1980
- Place: N Myrtle Beach, SC · N MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Location: 33.8220° N, 78.7030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8220&lon=-78.7030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0339   80/3/4    N MYRTLE BEACH,SC   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 345
        TIME - 1215                    N3737M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND STRAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N MYRTLE BEACH,SC           PINEVILLE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3737M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3737M), registered now, S/N 32-7840071, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Strand

## 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 19800304004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304004509A), Mar 4, 1980: Piper PA32300, North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on application of power for takeoff. Skidded into snowbank.

## Other investigations on N3737M (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK78X0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0109), Feb 21, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N3737M), Cerralvo, Mexico, 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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