# Accident 19870619020979A: Piper PA25150, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1987, 16:03 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8193° N, 78.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8193&lon=-78.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6078Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078Z-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-150 (registry code 7102503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,155 total, 358 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619020979A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFT DURING BANNER TOW IN HEAVY RAIN NEAR THUNDERSTORM. RELEASED BANNER. HIT WATER AND SANK

## 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 ATL87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA175), Jun 19, 1987: Piper PA-25 (N6078Z), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage

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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