35.0736° N, 81.6615° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaffney, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 13, 2025 · 17:10 local
Place
Gaffney, SC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
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.
This aircraft departed private property with two onboard, pilot stated it was not climbing at a rate needed to clear pine trees. Aircraft stalled and impacted the ground between trees.
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH TWO ONBOARD, PILOT STATED IT WAS NOT CLIMBING AT A RATE NEEDED TO CLEAR PINE TREES. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN TREES.