Piper PA32RT N9771C
29 November 1978 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 November 1978 at about 16:17 local time, a Piper PA32RT registered N9771C, operated by Precision Shap, was involved in an accident during in flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N9771C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Precision Shap
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Orlando, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4315
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
STUDENT PILOT NOT CURRENT OR QUALIFIED TO CARRY PASSENGERS OR FLY IFR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1978 | Piper PA32RT | Green Vly Lk, California, United States | Red Barnes AVN | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Sidney, Ohio, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1979 | Piper PA32RT | St Clairsville, Ohio, United States | COR Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Deer Val.air. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Westerville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Plano, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |