# Accident 19970605013419A: Cessna 172I, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6906° N, 78.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6906&lon=-78.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5124G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5124G-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 105 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970605013419A

## Narrative

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

EXHUASTED FUEL ENROUTE. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO TRIP. NOSED OVER LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. (-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AICRAFT, REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER.  HE LANDED IN A FIELD EIGHT MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND STRAND AIRPORT, HIS AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING.  FACTS REVEALED IN THE INVESTIGATION INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 ATL97LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA081), Jun 5, 1997: Cessna 172I (N5124G), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion and total loss of engine power. A factor was the soft terrain at the emergency landing site.

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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