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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310 · North Myrtle Be, SC · May 30, 2004

Date: May 30, 2004 · 16:10 local
Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport: Grand Strand
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N361Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04LA123
Reported as: Cessna 310
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 403 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N361ZRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Cessna 310S/N 35157 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 310 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was on an IFR flight plan into mrytle beach airport (cae), SC. On a three mile final to runway 23 the aircraft started losing altitude and made an emergency controlled crash landing in the intercoastal. All four survived the landing and exited the aircraft. Three survived and one drowned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN INTO MRYTLE BEACH AIRPORT (CAE), SC. ON A THREE MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 23 THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY CONTROLLED CRASH LANDING IN THE INTERCOASTAL. ALL FOUR SURVIVED THE LANDING AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THREE SURVIVED AND ONE DROWNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04LA123Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportN. Myrtle Beach, SCThe pilot's inadequate preflight/planning and his in-flight decision which resulted in the loss of power in one engine due to fuel starvation.May 30, 2004 · Substantial damage