Piper PA-46-310P accident near Greenwood, SC
On December 14, 1995, a Piper PA-46-310P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenwood, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 14, 1995
- Place
- Greenwood, SC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-310P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.190°N, 82.149°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04945
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 14, 1995, at 1403 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N9102V, was destroyed following a collision with power lines and terrain during a forced landing attempt near Greenwood, South Carolina. The commercial pilot was seriously injured, and his passenger was fatally injured in the accident. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of CFR Part 91, by the pilot, at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The flight departed Charlotte, North Carolina about 1312, and was en route to Chamblee, Georgia. Witnesses stated that the pilot of the N9102V called on the local radio frequency (UNICOM), and reported that he was low on fuel, and needed assistance in finding an airport. He was given directions to the Greenwood Airport. The pilot later called on the radio, and reported that the aircraft was out of fuel, and that he was attempting a landing on a four-lane road. The pilot later reported that "out of fuel" was a bad choice of words and that he should instead have stated that he had "lost the engine." According to the record of interview (dated June 12, 1996) between the pilot and the NTSB IIC (investigator-in-charge), he stated that he did a "complete preflight inspection before departing Georgia. During the pre-flight he "noticed some type of liquid on the underside of the airplane fuselage," but that he did "not" make any effort to attempt to determine what the liquid was. The pilot told the IIC that the oil was "fu
Probable cause
the loss of engine power for undetermined reason.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
