Piper PA 28 N7355W
9 June 2016 · Rowesville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2016 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA 28 registered N7355W was involved in an accident near Rowesville, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rowesville, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4142, -80.8114
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28
- Registration
- N7355W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1963
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beaufort → Columbia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA302
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The fuel line failure between the fuel transducer and the carburetor, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced off airport landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that about 20 minutes after takeoff the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot further reported that during the off airport forced landing the right aileron was substantially damaged. A post-accident examination revealed that the fuel line between the fuel transducer and the carburetor had failed. The manufacture and part number for the failed line was Strato Flex, P/N 111-6, respectively. The fuel line was installed as part of the J. P. Instruments EDM-700 engine monitoring system per the supplemental type certificate SA2586NM on May 01, 2002.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2016 | Piper PA 28-140 | Bayport, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2016 | Piper PA 28 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Westmoreland Aviation Holding Co Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2016 | Piper PA 28-140 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2016 | Piper PA-28-160 | Corumbaiba, Brazil | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Feb 2016 | Piper PA 28-161 | Miami, Florida, United States | Airborne Career Academy | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2016 | Piper PA 28-161 | Everglades, Florida, United States | ARI BEN Aviator Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2016 | Flight CTSW | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2016 | Cessna 172 | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2016 | Billy Amerson STOL CH 750 | Manning, South Carolina, United States | DBN 750 Stol LLC. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2016 | Ryskamp Bruce A ACRODUSTER | Belton, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2016 | S O C A T A RALLYE 150 | York, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2016 | Cessna 180 | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |