Amateur-built AEROSPORT SCAMP accident near Abbeville, South Carolina, July 15, 1995
On July 15, 1995, a amateur-built AEROSPORT SCAMP, registered N99TJ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Abbeville, South Carolina (Private airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL WHICH RESULTED IN METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 15, 1995
- Place
- Abbeville, South Carolina · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AEROSPORT SCAMP AEROSPORT
- Registration
- N99TJ · registry record · serial 30
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE SELECTED A FORCED LANDING AREA, AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF TREES. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE LOGS REVEALED THAT A RECENT CASE SAVERS MODIFICATION ON THE ENGINE HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THIS MODIFICATION MACHINED EACH CYLINDER HEAD TO ACCEPT A SECOND SPARK PLUG. A COMPLETE ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE CRANKCASE AND INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH METAL DEBRIS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 266 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 164 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 196 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 27, 1995; 1 hours since
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Volkswagen 1915CC (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE
- Destination: NONE SC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 2,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 14,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:55 pm from AND, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL95LA134.