ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13637
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 1980 |
| Time: | 8:58 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Finance & Leasing Co Inc |
| Registration: | N776SW |
| MSN: | 31P-7730009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charleston International Airport, North Charleston, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Charleston International Airport, North Charleston, South Carolina (CH |
| Barkley Regional Airport, Paducah, Kentucky (PAH/KPAH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 10 July 1980 when crashed at Charleston International Airport, North Charleston, South Carolina. Of the six persons on board (pilot, co pilot and four passengers) one (the pilot) was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident, the aircraft impacted into trees on approach after attempting to land back at Charleston International Airport, North Charleston, South Carolina following an engine failure on take off/initial climb out:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION
COLLIDED WITH: TREES
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWER PLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWER PLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT-1 ENGINE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
REMARKS- UNABLE TO REACH RUNWAY. RIGHT ENGINE NOT FEATHERED".
Registration N776SW cancelled by the FAA on March 3, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL80FA072 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36849&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=776SW
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1980/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-charleston-1-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/sc/N776SW/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-May-2015 11:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2015 11:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2017 16:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2017 16:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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