33.9204° N, 80.3415° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 22, 1981 · 18:35 local
Place
Sumter, SC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8591U
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total350 in this make and model30 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.
Za rough engine, power loss, landed in pasture. No engine defects. Conditions favorable for carb ice.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ROUGH ENGINE, POWER LOSS, LANDED IN PASTURE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR CARB ICE.