# NTSB MIA74AM085: Piper PA-24, N8590P, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1974
- 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 August 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1951   74/5/4    MYRTLE BEACH,SC     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 391
        TIME - 1537                    N8590P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYRTLE BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEWOOD,NJ                 HOLLYWOOD,FLA
        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 - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L FUEL TANK FULL,R EMPTY.R FUEL LINE RMVD,FOUND VOID OF FUEL.HIT TREES 1/2 MI FM ARPT,GOLF COURSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8590P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8590P-1974-09-18), registration cancelled 1974-09-18, S/N 26125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Myrtle Beach

## Other investigations on N8590P (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 LAX67D0399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0399), Apr 20, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8590P), Lukeville, AZ, 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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