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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Sunset, SC · July 17, 2025

Date: July 17, 2025 · 11:50 local
Place: Sunset, SC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 3C5A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N460WW
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA270
Reported as: Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,389 total

N460WWRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8608022 · Built 1986 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Event id: 971546

Zulu date/time: 07/17/2025 1550Z

Local date/time: 07/17/2025 1150 EDT

Event type: general aviationaccident/incident

Region: aso

Location: Sunset, SC

Reporting facility: gsp/aw

N-number: privacy data omitted

Aircraft type: PA46

POB: 1

Injuries: none

Damage: extent unknown

Message text:

Sunset, SC: privacy data omitted, PA46, made a forced landing at the reserve at privacy data omitted located at privacy data omitted after reporting a rough running engine. POB:1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 07/17/2025 1550Z

As the FAA filed it

EVENT ID: 971546

ZULU DATE/TIME: 07/17/2025 1550Z

LOCAL DATE/TIME: 07/17/2025 1150 EDT

EVENT TYPE: GENERAL AVIATIONACCIDENT/INCIDENT

REGION: ASO

LOCATION: SUNSET, SC

REPORTING FACILITY: GSP/AW

N-NUMBER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AIRCRAFT TYPE: PA46

POB: 1

INJURIES: NONE

DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN

MESSAGE TEXT:

SUNSET, SC: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA46, MADE A FORCED LANDING AT THE RESERVE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER REPORTING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. POB:1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 07/17/2025 1550Z

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA25LA270Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportSunset, SCOn July 17, 2025, about 1122 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N460WW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sunset, South Carolina. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…Jul 17, 2025 · Substantial damage