# Accident 19930909041839A: Cessna 172N, N Myrtle Beach, SC, September 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1993
- Place: N Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8199° N, 78.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8199&lon=-78.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2437E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2437E-2014-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,241 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930909041839A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO STUCK VALVE.

## 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 ATL93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA152), Sep 9, 1993: Cessna 172 (N2437E), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2437E (1)

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

- [Accident 19810326012849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326012849A), Mar 26, 1981: Cessna 172N (N2437E), Spencer, OH, Substantial damage. Elected to land due to worsening weather. Over-shot a mile square field. Skidded through a fence into a tree.

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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