Piper PA-46-310P N77DE
20 April 1998 · Beaufort, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1998 at about 22:47 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P registered N77DE was involved in an accident near Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaufort County (73J)
- Coordinates
- 32.3303, -80.6795
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-310P
- Registration
- N77DE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vero Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA140
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the third leg of a cross country flight, while flying about 1,000 feet msl, near the destination airport, the pilot reported that the engine rpm's began to audibly fluctuate, and the engine then quit. Emergency procedures to restore engine power were unsuccessful. The flight was vectored toward the destination airport and while flying perpendicular to the runway, the airplane impacted the ground just short of the runway edge, rolled across the runway into a marsh, and came to rest upright with the right wing separated. Adequate fuel was drained from the left wing fuel tank. While still installed on the airplane, the engine was started and found to operate normally. No preimpact malfunction was noted to the fuel delivery or fuel vent system. Fuel consumption calculations based on the flight times, reported fuel flow for each leg, and altitudes flown, revealed that the estimated fuel consumed was about 86 gallons. The total usable fuel capacity is 120 gallons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1998 | Piper PA-46-350P | Bigfork, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1998 | Grumman American AA-5A | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 1998 | North American T-28B | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Cessna 152 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1998 | Cessna 188 | Patrick, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-28-181 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | William J. Winkles | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Grumman AA-5B | Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |