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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25 · Mcclellanville, SC · July 25, 1973

Date
July 25, 1973
Place
Mcclellanville, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6177Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74FLG03
Reported as
Piper PA25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,235 total650 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Contaminated fuel engine stopped. Aircraft struck trees during forced landing on highway

As the FAA filed it

CONTAMINATED FUEL ENGINE STOPPED.AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.