Piper PA-23 N5295Y
7 December 1981 · Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1981 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5295Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hilton Head
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5295Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Savannah, Ga → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3039
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
PLT MISTOOK STREET LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-23 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Niles, Ohio, United States | Omni Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-23 | College Park, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |