# Accident 19790103000239A: Piper PA25235, Holly Hill, SC, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Holly Hill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3281° N, 80.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3281&lon=-80.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8534L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8534L-2008-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 14 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA79FLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG12), Jan 3, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N8534L), Holly Hill, 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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