33.8118° N, 78.7239° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 14, 1995 · 13:02 local
Place
North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport
Grand Strand
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
NR994
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
843 total4 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: engine stopped due to water in fuel system. Aircraft fuel system purged - refueled. Flown back to airport with no further problem. Investigation closed. Recommend pilot change gasket on fuel cap.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM PURGED - REFUELED. FLOWN BACK TO AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION CLOSED. RECOMMEND PILOT CHANGE GASKET ON FUEL CAP.