| Date: | Friday 8 September 1978 |
| Time: | 21:25 |
| Type: | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Mann Aircraft |
| Registration: | N4425E |
| MSN: | 38-78A0598 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Florence, SC -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | Savannah, GA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:magneto capacitors satis on other aircraft models shorted due voltage spikes of undet origin.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | MIA78FA122 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 4 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
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