Piper PA-28-181 N3063Y
7 September 2007 · N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2007 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N3063Y was involved in an accident near N Myrtle Beach, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Strand (CRE)
- Coordinates
- 33.8117, -78.7239
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N3063Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brunswick → N Myrtle Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA218
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in a collision with water. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Piper PA-28-181 was on final approach to land on runway 5, a 5,996-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway, when the airplane encountered a gust of wind. The pilot attempted a go-around; however, the airplane subsequently impacted water on the left side of the runway, and came to rest inverted. The airplane's left wing spar was fractured. Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 130 degrees, at 9 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Sandown, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Saluda, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Brian K. Brooks | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2007 | Piper PA-28-161 | Palo Alto, California, United States | Shoreline Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2007 | Cessna 182P | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | M.B. Kahn Construction Company Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Oct 2007 | Beechcraft G35 | Lexington, South Carolina, United States | Thomas L Clark | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-18-150 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Aviation Service Group LLC (Avserve) | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2007 | Eurocopter AS-350B2 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Omniflight Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Beechcraft B24R | Monks Corner, South Carolina, United States | Francis X Fitzpatrick | No injuries | - |