Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Walterboro, SC
On October 22, 2021, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Walterboro, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 22, 2021
- Place
- Walterboro, SC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.042°N, 80.598°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211022104150
Official records · ERA22FA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- N1652h - ATC Audio: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 22, 2021, about 1557 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N1652H, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Walterboro, South Carolina. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed on an 802 nautical mile flight from Shannon Airport (EZF), Fredericksburg, Virginia, about 1256 destined for Miami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida. Before departure, the pilot brought the airplane’s fuel tanks up to their total fuel capacity of 98 gallons by adding 78.81 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline. The flight was uneventful until about 2 hours and 53 minutes into the flight, when the airplane was in cruise at 6,000 feet above mean sea level (msl). The pilot advised air traffic control (ATC) that he wanted to divert to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, for fuel, and then resume his IFR flight plan to TMB. The air traffic controller then cleared the pilot to fly direct to RBW and approved him to leave the frequency to get the current weather and NOTAMS for the airport. When the pilot reported that he was back on frequency, the air traffic controller instructed him to maintain 3,000 feet msl and to state his approach request. The pilot requested the visual approach to runway 23. The air traffic controller then instructed the pilot to maintain 1,600 feet msl, and subsequently instructed him to fly heading 190° to the RBW Airport. The airplane was approxima
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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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.
