# Accident 19890603014059A: Cessna STC150, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 16:40 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6367G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6367G-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014059A

## Narrative

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

BANNER FAILED TO RELEASE, CIRCLED FOR ANOTHER TRY. BANNER  DROPPED, AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 ATL89FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA157), Jun 3, 1989: Cessna 150K (N6367G), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONFUSION AND DIVERTED ATTENTION REGARDING THE MULTIPLE BANNER RELEASE SYSTEM IN THE COCKPIT RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN INTO THE TERRAIN FROM A LOW ALTITUDE. ALSO CAUSAL WAS…

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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