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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · William Clark Jernigan ZENITH 750 · Greenville, SC · May 18, 2025

Date
May 18, 2025 · 14:24 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N864AJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA214
Reported as
William Clark Jernigan Zenith 750
Reported engine
Ulpower UL350IS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,850 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed gmu for VFR flight to practice landings at klqk. En route at 2200 feet altitude, the pilot noticed a decrease in oil pressure followed by partial loss of engine power. The pilot identified an off-airport landing site. During the landing sequence, the aircraft flipped over the nose causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED GMU FOR VFR FLIGHT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT KLQK. EN ROUTE AT 2200 FEET ALTITUDE, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.