- Date
- October 19, 1981
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2951DPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811019068309A
- Case key
- 122887
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3040 81/10/19 MYRTLE BEACH,SC PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1555 N2951D PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARSTVILLE,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SCHEDULED 1.5HR FLT. APRX 5.7HRS AFT TKOF,PLT RPRTD OVR OCEAN,NO FUEL,DITCHING.INJURY/DMG PRESUMED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2951D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.