# NTSB MIA66F0594: Cessna 150F, N8479G, Crescent Beach, SC, May 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1966
- Place: Crescent Beach, SC · CRESCENT BEACH, SC
- Location: 33.8077° N, 78.7009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8077&lon=-78.7009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0594
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0594

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1304  66/5/20    CRESCENT BEACH SC   CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N8479G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYRTLE BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT NOSE WHEEL STEERIN ROD P/N S1107-3 BROKE.EVIDENCE OF PRIOR CRACK.ONLY NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8479G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8479G), registered now, S/N 15062579 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Myrtle Beach

## Other investigations on N8479G (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 DIA68D0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0038), Jul 21, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8479G), Little River, SC, destroyed

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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