Piper PA30 accident near Rock Hill, SC
On November 5, 2021, a Piper PA30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 5, 2021
- Place
- Rock Hill, SC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.923°N, 81.050°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211106104210
Official records · ERA22FA047
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 5, 2021, about 1926 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N8924Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rock Hill (York County) Airport-Bryant Field (UZA), Rock Hill, South Carolina. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Earlier in the day, the pilot was a passenger in a friend’s airplane that departed UZA for Savannah-Hardin County Airport (SNH), Savannah, Tennessee, where the accident pilot would pick up the accident airplane, which he had recently purchased. The mechanic who had performed the last annual inspection on the airplane received a call from the pilot while he was at SNH; during the call, the pilot told the mechanic that he would be making his first flight in the Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche and asked him about the fuel tanks. The pilot indicated that he was going to fly to Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (5M0), Hartselle, Alabama, to pick up the airplane’s logbooks. The pilot later called the mechanic from 5M0; according to the mechanic, the pilot stated, “well, I made my first flight in the Twin Comanche” and “everything went great.” The pilot further stated that he had picked up the airplane’s logbooks and that his next stop was LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC), LaGrange, Georgia, before returning to UZA. Fuel purchase receipts indicated that 35.8 gallons of 100 low-lead aviation gasoline were purchased at LGC about 1620. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data indicated that the airpl
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while troubleshooting a landing gear indication, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
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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.
