- Date
- August 1, 1989, 11:28 local (15:28 UTC)
- Place
- N Myrtle Beach, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N336AFCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890801026179A
- Case key
- 8051
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Probable cause
Water contamination of the airplane fuel supply, and the pilot's failure to adequately preflight the aircraft. A factor related to the accident was: swampy terrain at the emergency landing site.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane engine lost power shortly after takeoff. A forced lndg was subsequently made on swampy terrain; the airplane nosed over during the lndg. Exam of the airplane after the mishap revealed water in the fuel strainer and carburetor. The engine started immediately after the water was removed. Also, it developed normal power during a runup, and no problems were noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N336AF
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260404
- Airframe hours
- 7,018
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fun Flight Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1989 · 80 hours before
- Airport
- CRE · Grand Strand
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 450 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.