Sunday, June 21, 2026

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C, N4870L, incident occurred on June 19, 2026, in Ladson, South Carolina

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4870L

- History of Flight:
On June 19, 2026, at about 1219 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C, N4870L, registered to Winyah Aviation LLC, was not damaged in a forced landing following a loss of engine power in Ladson, South Carolina. There were no injuries. The local flight originated from Charleston Municipal Airport (CHS/KCHS), North Charleston, South Carolina, at 1211.

Preliminary information indicates the airplane was cruising at 1,600 ft when it entered a descending right hand turn in an attempt to go back towards the airport. However, the airplane was unable to glide there and ended up landing in a field.

Figure 1: ADS-B data

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