# Accident 20250826018049A: Piper PA-28-140, Seneca, SC, August 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2025, 08:31 local time
- Place: Seneca, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6835° N, 82.8678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6835&lon=-82.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1684J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1684J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250826018049A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AFTER TURNING BASE TO LAND AT KCEU, HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THEN QUIT. HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY SO HE TURNED TOWARD A NEARBY FIELD. AS HE ARRIVED AT THE FIELD HE STRUCK POWER LINES AND A POWER LINE POLE.

## 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 ERA25LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA316), Aug 26, 2025: Piper PA-28-140 (N1684J), Seneca, SC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N1684J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850414025929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414025929I), Apr 14, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N1684J), Walker, MN, Minor damage. Lost directional control after touchdown. Departed side of runway into soft grass.

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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