# Accident 19970609040579A: Cessna 170, Orangeburg, SC, June 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1997, 18:40 local time
- Place: Orangeburg, SC
- Airport: Triplett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4895° N, 80.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4895&lon=-80.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2551V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2551V-2000-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 11 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970609040579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT, UNABLE TO RECOVER AND DESCENDED INTO TREES. (-23) ON JUNE 9, 1997, AT ABOUT 1945 EDT, A CESSNA 170, N2551V, PILOTED BY MR. CYRUS B. METCALF, CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED, SWAMPY AREA 3/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 23 NEAR THE ORANGEBURG (OGB), SC, AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM A PRIVATELY OWNED AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 50-FEET WIDE AND 1500-FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRSTRIP IS SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY 40-50 FEET TREES, AND ON THE OPEN END, BY A HARD-SURFACED COUNTY ROAD.  THE GRASS GROWING ON THE AIRSTRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOOT HIGH.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED IAW 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL RULES EXISTED AT THE TIME WITH VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES, NO CEILING (CLEAR) WITH CALM WINDS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND CAME TO A REST IN A HEAVILY WOODED, SWAMPY AREA A FEW HUNDRED YARDS NORTHEAST.  THE ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA083), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 170A (N2551V), Orangeburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot experienced a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason. The pilot failed to maintain flying airspeed which resulted in a stall and then subsequent collision with the ground. A…

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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