# Accident 19950723019749A: Piper PA25235, Allendale, SC, July 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Allendale, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UKYG
- Location: 32.9999° N, 81.2999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9999&lon=-81.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7601Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,613 total, 192 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019749A

## Narrative

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

APPORACHING STORM LEFT SPRAY FIELD TO RETURN TO BASE. STORMS CLOSING. ELECTED LAND ON ROAD. STRUCK POWERLINE.

## 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 ATL95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA144), Jul 23, 1995: Piper PA-25-235 (N7601Z), Allendale, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE GUY WIRE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER AND THE PILOT'S UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE TERRAIN.

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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