# Accident 20080531838639A: Piper PA18, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2008, 11:13 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: 33.8028° N, 78.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8028&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DA-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 962 total, 246 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080531838639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOTE:THIS INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE.  AWAITING ENGINE TEAR-DOWN REPORT.  WILL AMEND -23 AS SOON AS ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.  ON 5/31/08, N802DA, A PA-18 WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS WHEN IT LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND NEAR A NEIGHBORHOOD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT (MYR) NEAR MYRTLE BEACH, SC.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD, SUSTAINED NO 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 NYC08LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA201), May 31, 2008: Piper PA-18-135 (N802DA), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to thermally-induced failure of a piston. Contributing to the accident was the sustained engine exposure to abnormally high operating temperatures and detonation, and the…

## Other reports on N802DA (2)

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

- [Accident 20020415009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020415009309A), Apr 15, 2002: Piper PA18135 (N802DA), Conway, SC, No damage. (-23) On April 15, 2002 at 1220 local time, a Piper PA-18, N802DA, piloted by david oltersdorf and operated by sky signes, LLC, completed a banner drop and was…
- [Incident 19900128006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128006579I), Jan 28, 1990: Piper PA18135 (N802DA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff and right wing struck ground. Suspect excessive braking during abort caused wing to dip.

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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