# Accident 19730725022489A: Piper PA25, Mcclellanville, SC, July 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1973
- Place: Mcclellanville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.0807° N, 79.4547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McClellanville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0807&lon=-79.4547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6177Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6177Z-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,235 total, 650 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725022489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74FLG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG03), Jul 25, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6177Z), Mcclellanville, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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