Piper PA-28 N15197
28 April 1979 · Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1979 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N15197, operated by Sumter A1RWAYS, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N15197
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sumter A1RWAYS
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Sumter, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0561
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PROP GOV CNTRL ROD END DISCONNECTED FROM CNTRL HEAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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