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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Myrtle Beach, SC · January 18, 2011

Date: January 18, 2011 · 13:04 local
Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2100V
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11FA118
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 388 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2100VRegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2011 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9592 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft collided with a tree, a travel trailer, and a pickup truck during a missed approach at grand strand airport (cre), north Myrtle Beach, south carolina. One occupant of the trailer and the pilot were fatally injured. There were two bystanders. One bystander recieived serious injuries and one recieved minor injuries. This occured in an rv park located 1.2 miles southwest of cre.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE, A TRAVEL TRAILER, AND A PICKUP TRUCK DURING A MISSED APPROACH AT GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (CRE), NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. ONE OCCUPANT OF THE TRAILER AND THE PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE TWO BYSTANDERS. ONE BYSTANDER RECIEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONE RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES. THIS OCCURED IN AN RV PARK LOCATED 1.2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRE.

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 ERA11FA118Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth Myrtle Beach, SCThe pilot's loss of airplane control during a missed approach due to spatial disorientation.Jan 18, 2011 · Substantial damage