# Accident 20150802016279A: Stol LLC JA30 SUPERSTOL, West Union, SC, August 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2015, 17:45 local time
- Place: West Union, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7528° N, 82.9931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7528&lon=-82.9931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556TW-2023-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stol JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05633DF, https://openairdocs.org/model/stol-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOL LLC JA30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802016279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE HE TOOK HIS NEIGHBOR FOR AN AFTERNOON PLEASURE RIDE. AFTER 40 MINUTES OF FLYING THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN AIRPORT AND CRASHED IN THE TREES AT LAKE KEOWEE. THIS WAS AT MACALLISTER ROAD IN A NEW SUBDIVISION BEING BUILT ON LAKE KEOWEE.

## 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 ERA15CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA295), Aug 2, 2015: Stol JA30 Superstol (N556TW), West Union, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power while maneuvering due to water contamination in the fuel.

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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