What happened
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Lost power enroute. Crash landed in trees short of flo. Propeller blade failure. Possibly incorrect installation. (-23) on November 26, 1997, about 1544 eastern standard time, a mark ewart Velocity standard rg, home-built airplane, N907ME, collided with trees and the ground during a forced landing near Florence, south carolina. The airplane was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules (VFR). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed, but not activated, for the personal flight. The private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated at lantana, Florida, about 0850, on the same day. A refueling stop was made at savannah, Georgia, with departure from savannah at an undetermined time. The flight departed savannah, then returned, following the pilot's report of an undefined problem. Subsequently, the flight departed again. The pilot requested VFR flight following as it over flew Florence. About 12 miles northeast of Florence, the pilot stated he had a problem and requested vectors to the nearest airport. Vectors we re provided by Florence air traffic control tower toward the Florence airport. During the vectors to Florence, the pilot stated that the engine had quit. The airplane collided with trees and the ground about one mile north of the Florence airport. Initial examination of the airplane revealed that one blade of the three bladed propeller was absent from the hub. It was not locatd at the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ENROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF FLO. PROPELLER BLADE FAILURE. POSSIBLY INCORRECT INSTALLATION. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 26, 1997, ABOUT 1544 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MARK EWART VELOCITY STANDARD RG, HOME-BUILT AIRPLANE, N907ME, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, BUT NOT ACTIVATED, FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LANTANA, FLORIDA, ABOUT 0850, ON THE SAME DAY. A REFUELING STOP WAS MADE AT SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WITH DEPARTURE FROM SAVANNAH AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SAVANNAH, THEN RETURNED, FOLLOWING THE PILOT'S REPORT OF AN UNDEFINED PROBLEM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AGAIN. THE PILOT REQUESTED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING AS IT OVER FLEW FLORENCE. ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLORENCE, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD A PROBLEM AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. VECTORS WE RE PROVIDED BY FLORENCE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TOWARD THE FLORENCE AIRPORT. DURING THE VECTORS TO FLORENCE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF THE FLORENCE AIRPORT. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT ONE BLADE OF THE THREE BLADED PROPELLER WAS ABSENT FROM THE HUB. IT WAS NOT LOCATD AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
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