# Accident 20201007018459A: Cassel Douglas A SPARROWHAWK II, North Myrtle Be, SC, October 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8467° N, 78.5766° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8467&lon=-78.5766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40380, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40380) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cassel Douglas A SPARROWHAWK II (registry code 05622R1, https://openairdocs.org/model/cassel-douglas-a-sparrowhawk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSEL DOUGLAS A SPARROWHAWK II
- Reported engine: SUBARU EJ-25
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201007018459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FILLED WITH 26 GALLONS OF FUEL AND DEPARTED SC21 ON OCTOBER 7, 2020. AIRCRAFT FLEW TO 81NC APPROX. A 10 MINUTE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND HEADED TO CRE APPROX. ANOTHER 20 MINUTE FLIGHT. DURING FLIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING  ON THE BEACH AT WATIES ISLAND SC. UPON LANDING NOSE OF AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO SAND AND PREVAILING WINDS  FLIPPED OVER GYROCOPTER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA031), Oct 7, 2020: Sparrowhawk II (N40380), North Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ruptured fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.

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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