# NTSB MIA70F0228: Cessna 172B, N7446X, Crescent Beach, SC, October 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1969
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4321  69/10/30   CRESCENT BEACH,SC   CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1235
        TIME - 2240                    N7446X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1225 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYRTLE BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKINGHAM,NC               CRESCENT BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7446X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7446X-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 17247946, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Myrtle Beach

## Other investigations on N7446X (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 UNK64X1538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1538), Apr 30, 1964: Cessna 172 (N7446X), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage

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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