- Date
- August 22, 1977
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3256UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770822026999A
- Case key
- 146390
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2440 77/8/22 NR.MYRTLE BEACH,SC CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 140 TIME - 1530 N3256U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND STRAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PICKENS,SC MYRTLE BEACH,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ACFT NOT FLOWN FOR APRX 45 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3256U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Strand
N3256URegistration cancelled Nov 10, 2023 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N3256U · 1
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