# Accident 19770717019119A: Cessna 140, Isle Of Palms, SC, July 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1977
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC
- Airport: Willson Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2418N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2418N-1977-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,911 total, 170 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717019119A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN CANAL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA77FLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG23), Jul 17, 1977: Cessna 140 (N2418N), Isle Of Palms, SC, destroyed

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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