# Accident 20110618013349A: Piper PA18-160, Ridgeville, SC, June 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2011, 21:45 local time
- Place: Ridgeville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0917° N, 80.3094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0917&lon=-80.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA18-160 (registry code 7101835, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa18-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618013349A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 18, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 2145L EDT, A PIPER PA18-160, N177SC, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON RAILROAD TRACKS IN RIDGEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT (KLZU), GA AND WAS TO  RETURN TO GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT (KLZU), GA LATER THE SAME DAY.

## 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 ERA11CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA352), Jun 19, 2011: Piper PA18-160 (N177SC), Ridgeville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

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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