Piper PA 22 N4734Z
28 September 2017 · Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2017 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA 22 registered N4734Z was involved in an accident near Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orangeburg Muni (OGB)
- Coordinates
- 33.4569, -80.8633
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 22
- Registration
- N4734Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ridgeland → Orangeburg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA563
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A failed main landing gear tire for reasons that could not be determined due to postcrash fire damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during touchdown, the right main landing gear tire failed. Subsequently, the airplane veered to the right, and a postimpact fire ensued. The airplane was destroyed during the postimpact fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2017 | Piper PA 22 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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