# NTSB MIA79FLG18: Cessna 152, N65492, Folly Beach, SC, February 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1979
- Place: Folly Beach, SC · FOLLY BEACH, SC
- Location: 32.6693° N, 79.9606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Folly Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6693&lon=-79.9606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0417   79/2/2  NR.FOLLY BEACH,SC     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 108
        TIME - 1310                    N65492              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNS ISLAND,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65492](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65492-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 15281585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790202002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002039A), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 152, Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled acft while circling a ship at low altitude. Acft struck water and sank.

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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