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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Greeleyville, SC · August 17, 1979

Date
August 17, 1979 · 07:50 local
Place
Greeleyville, SC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4508Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLG28
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total700 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot reported engine stopped on final. Crash landed short of rwy. No engine defect found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STOPPED ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RWY. NO ENGINE DEFECT FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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