19790103000239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Holly Hill, SC · January 3, 1979

Date
January 3, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Holly Hill, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8534L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLG12
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total14 in this make and model17 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.

Pilot made forced landing in plowed field and nosed over. Pilot reported experiencing carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING CARBURETOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

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