# Accident 20251013018489A: Gaffney, SC, October 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2025, 17:10 local time
- Place: Gaffney, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0736° N, 81.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaffney, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0736&lon=-81.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251013018489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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