# Incident 20150212001739I: Cessna 172N, Georgetown, SC, February 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2015, 13:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3724° N, 79.2808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3724&lon=-79.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73856, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73856-2015-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,950 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150212001739I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 EST N73856, A CESSNA 172 WITH A ATP RATED PILOT, IN VFR CONDITIONS LOSS ENGINE POWER AND MADE A EMERGENCY LANDING ON NORTH ISLAND BEACH SOUTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN SC.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ANDREWS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PHH)

THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WAS MOSTLY SUBMERGED BY SALT WATER.

AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY ALANTA AIR SAVAGE AND MOVED TO ATLANTA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS NEEDED.

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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