# NTSB ATL82DA010: Piper PA-28, N2951D, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1981
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2951D-1983-04-15), registration cancelled 1983-04-15, S/N 28-7916578, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811019068309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019068309A), Oct 19, 1981: Piper PA28161, Myrtle Beach, SC, Destroyed. Pilot called ATC advising approximate position and that he was out of gas and going down into water. No trace found

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.

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