# Incident 19850515029199I: Cessna 152, North Myrtle Be, SC, May 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8220° N, 78.7030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8220&lon=-78.7030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4840H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4840H-2007-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515029199I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON BEACH. CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N4840H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921118047669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921118047669A), Nov 18, 1992: Cessna 152 (N4840H), Danville, KY, Substantial damage. Bounced on third first solo landing. Wind gust raised left wing. Turned to right came down. Collapsed nose gear.

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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