# Accident 20250717016119A: Piper PA-46-310P, Sunset, SC, July 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2025, 11:50 local time
- Place: Sunset, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3C5A
- Location: 34.8986° N, 82.8658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8986&lon=-82.8658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N460WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 2,389 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250717016119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA25LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA270), Jul 17, 2025: Piper PA46 (N460WW), Sunset, 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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