# Accident 20080716855189A: Piper PA18150, Myrtle Beach, SC, July 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Myrtle Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6797° N, 78.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MYRTLE BEACH INTL (MYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6797&lon=-78.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4287Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4287Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716855189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE TEARDOWN FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.  SUSPECT CARBURATOR ICE.  HORNET NEST FOUND IN CARBURATOR AIRBOX THAT COULD HAVE RESTRICED USE OF CARBURATOR HEAT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4287Z (3)

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

- [Incident 20001008016539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001008016539I), Oct 8, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4287Z), Conway, SC. (-23) On October 8, 2000, at approx. 1330 hours, the a/c was rolling to a stop after landing when a gust of wind picked up the a/c causing the nose of the a/c…
- [Incident 19850611064699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611064699I), Jun 11, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N4287Z), Broadus, MT, Minor damage. Ran off side of runway during crosswind landing. Gear struck soft shoulder and wingtip struck the ground.
- [Incident 19790811030619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811030619I), Aug 11, 1979: Piper PA18 (N4287Z), Broadus, MT, Minor damage. During agricultural operation while letting down on field, main gear struck ground. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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