Spartan 7W N13PH

Summary

On 25 April 1987 at about 12:35 local time, a Spartan 7W registered N13PH, operated by Thomas P. Hartness, was involved in an accident near Sumter, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 1987 at 12:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Shaw Afb (SSC)

Coordinates

33.9701, -80.4499

Aircraft

Spartan 7W

Registration

N13PH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas P. Hartness

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA144

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT AFTER LDG WHEN THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN; SUBSEQUENT EFFORTS TO COUNTERACT THE TURN WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE TERRAIN, COLLAPSING THE MAIN LDG GEAR. THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS REPORTEDLY CALM. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.