Edgefield County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Trenton, South Carolina 29847
Monday, December 2, 2013 15:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On December 2, 2013, about 1530 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur built, Prostar PT2, N355PT, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain near Trenton, South Carolina. The private pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight departed from Twin Lakes Airport (S17), Graniteville, South Carolina at 1515. According to the pilot he was in preparing the airplane to be sold. He noticed while conducting an inspection, the main tank fuel lines were old and brittle. He removed all of the lines and replaced them. After replacing the fuel lines he drained the gasculator. While draining the gasculator he found debris within it from the fuel lines. He continued to drain the system until all of the debris was removed and checked the system for leaks. The pilot decided to take the airplane on a short test flight. During the flight the engine lost full power and the pilot was unable to restart the engine. The pilot conducted a forced landing and during the descent struck a power line before coming to rest in a field. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that it came to rest in a field, and exhibited substantial damage. The airplane will be recovered for further examination at a later date.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/2/2013
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1530
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Trenton
Event State SOUTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 29847
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 334413N
Event Location Longitude 0814907W
Event Location Airport Edgefield County Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 6J6
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 290
Airport Elevation 611
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1253 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 34
Weather Observation Facility ID DNL
Elevation of weather observation facility 422
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.89
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source FAA Southern ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2013 2:31PM
User who most recently changed record gots
Basic weather conditions --
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N355PT
NTSB Number ERA14LA059
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MOFFITT OSCAR/ KIT PROSTAR A/C
Aircraft Model PT2
Aircraft Series Identifier UNDESIGNAT
Aircraft Serial Number 1072
Certified Max Gross Weight 1550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PUTT LARRY F
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City AUGUSTA
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30901
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name PUTT LARRY F
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City AUGUSTA
Operator State GA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 30901
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code S17
Departure City GRANITEVILLE
Departure State SC
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1500
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 6J6
Destination City Trenton
Destination State SC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2013 11:18AM
User who most recently changed record alle
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --