# Accident 19980819028689A: Piper PA12, Myrtle Beach, SC, August 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1998, 13:55 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6898° N, 78.8898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6898&lon=-78.8898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78583, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78583-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819028689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1355 LOCAL TIME N78583, A PIPER PA-12 CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL (MYR). THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ATL98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA116), Aug 19, 1998: Piper PA-12 (N78583), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot continued flight operation with…

## Other reports on N78583 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910504016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504016619A), May 4, 1991: Piper STCPA12 (N78583), Stuart, FL, Substantial damage. Right rudder cable failed on landing roll. Veered off runway into parked airplane. Cable area visible in cabin.

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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