# Accident 20200921017149A: Boeing E75, Hoena Path, SC, September 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2020, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hoena Path, SC
- Airport: Ashley Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4436° N, 82.3564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4436&lon=-82.3564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1524M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524M-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200921017149A

## Narrative

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

N51524M A BOEING E75 STRUCK SEVERAL TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE AIRSTRIP AT ASHELY FIELD (SC01) IN HONEA PATH SC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE IMPACT. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND PILOT MINOR INJURIES. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS ON GROUND WAS REPORTED.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT APPROX. 7:10 PM. SEPTEMBER 21, 2020. THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED RIGHT 45 DEGREES RELATIVE TO THE RUNWAY. SEVERAL MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT A "PUFF? OF SMOKED AND AN ENGINE CYLINDER WAS WITNESS LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT SIDE BY THE PILOT. THE PASSENGER STATED HE HEARD A "POP" AND SAW SOMETHING FLY UP INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A TURN BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREES, SPUN 180 DEGREES THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SHORT OF AIRSTRIP.

## 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 ERA20LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA326), Sep 21, 2020: Stearman E75 (N1524M), Honea Path, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of an engine cylinder and the pilot’s subsequent decision to overfly several suitable forced-landing sites while attempting to return to…

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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