Piper PA-28-181 accident near Bennettsville, South Carolina, June 9, 2001
On June 9, 2001 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-181, registered N3066G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bennettsville, South Carolina (Stantons Bbq airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway resulting in the airplane landing long, over running the runway, colliding with a telephone pole separating the right wing, and coming to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 9, 2001 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Bennettsville, South Carolina · Stantons Bbq · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · all PA-28-181s on the register
- Registration
- N3066G · registry record · serial 28-7990197
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot landed long on the 2,300 foot runway and by the time he realized he did not have enough runway to stop, it was too late to perform a go-around. The airplane ran off the end of the runway, bounced on a highway, and collided with a telephone pole where the right wing separated. The airplane then turned to the right and came to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 133 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 26 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 36 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,521 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 29, 2001; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: INT Winston-Salem NC at 4:15 pm
- Destination: Bennettsville SC
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 12, 2,300 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observation at 12:15 pm from UDG, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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