# Accident 20010527015059A: Piper PA25235, Spartanburg, SC, May 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2001, 16:35 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9408° N, 81.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9408&lon=-81.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6667Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6667Z-2014-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010527015059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 27, 2001 AT 1635 LOCAL (DST) AT THE SPARTANBURG, SC, A PA-25-235, PAWNEE, N6667Z CRASHED ON CLOSED RUNWAY 27, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL GLIDER-TOW OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  N6667Z INFORMED ALL AIRCRAFT ON UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT HE WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET HE HEARD A LEARJET PILOT (N122SU) STATE HE WAS GOING TO TAKE THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  N6667Z IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE LEARJET ON UNICOM FREQUENCY AND INFORMED HIM TO HOLD POSITION, BUT NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE LEARJET (N122SU) PILOT.  N6667Z OBSERVED THE LEARJET TAXI OUT ON RUNWAY 23. N6667Z IMMEDIATELY MADE ANOTHER CALL ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY AND BEGAN A TURN TOWARDS THE CLOSED RUNWAY.  THE LEARJET DID NOT RESPOND TO N6667Z'S CALL. N6667Z CROSSED OVER THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 27 WHEN HIS LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED ON RUNWAY 27.  EXAMINATION REVEALED THE ENGINE MOUNTS, FIREWALL, LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT FORWARD WING SPAR WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA01LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA145), May 27, 2001: Piper PA-25-235 (N6667Z), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, forced landing, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N6667Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840821075679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821075679I), Aug 21, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N6667Z), Collins, MS, Minor damage. Engine suddenly stopped. Landed in field. End plate of muffler was cracked and separated. P leads burned.

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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