# NTSB Accident ATL98FA017
> **MARK EWART VELOCITY STANDARD RG** · 1997-11-26 · FLORENCE, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL98FA017
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09130
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-26
- **Location:** FLORENCE, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.180503, -79.77967
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MARK EWART
- **Model:** VELOCITY STANDARD RG
- **Registration:** N907ME
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper maintenance procedures used by the pilot/repairman, which resulted in the loosening and eventual failure of the propeller.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's self-imposed pressure to hurry to the destination, and trees in the forced landing area.

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