# Accident 20181112021729A: Gulfstream Am Corp Comm Div 690C, Myrtle Beach, SC, November 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2018, 14:07 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Myrtle Beach International Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6436° N, 78.9194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6436&lon=-78.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840JC-2019-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C (registry code 3970404, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5-252M (registry code 01522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-252m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AM CORP COMM DIV 690C
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-5-252M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181112021729A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2018, A GULFSTREAM COMMANDER, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N840JC WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 36 AT MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577. RADAR CONTACT AND COMMUNICATION WAS LOST ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 36.

AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES OFF THE COAST AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 36. WEATHER CONDITIONS IMC. FAA ON-SCENE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018 AT 0945.  FAA IIC IS MARJORIE V. JAKE AT 803-451-2679.

## 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 ERA19LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA043), Nov 12, 2018: Aero Commander 690 (N840JC), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with low-level windshear and turbulence during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N840JC (1)

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

- [Accident 20120323004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323004189A), Mar 23, 2012: Rockwell International 690C (N840JC), Conrad, MT, Substantial damage. March 23, 2012SYNOPSIS of landing incident with N840JC by [privacy data omitted]on the morning of March 23, 2012 I prepared for a flight from kalispell,…

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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