# Accident 20250518007179A: William Clark Jernigan ZENITH 750, Greenville, SC, May 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2025, 14:24 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 82.4618° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-82.4618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William Clark Jernigan ZENITH 750 (registry code 05640DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-clark-jernigan-zenith-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL350IS (registry code 62000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM CLARK JERNIGAN ZENITH 750
- Reported engine: ULPOWER UL350IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250518007179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA214), May 18, 2025: Jernigan Zenith 750 (N864AJ), Greenville, SC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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