Piper PA-24 N8590P
4 May 1974 · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 May 1974 at about 15:37 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8590P, operated by Ocean Avionics, was involved in an accident during in flight near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Myrtle Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8590P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ocean Avionics
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lakewood, Nj → Hollywood, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1951
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L FUEL TANK FULL, R EMPTY.R FUEL LINE RMVD, FOUND VOID OF FUEL.HIT TREES 1/2 MI FM ARPT, GOLF COURSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cape May, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Nw Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-24 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cutchogue, New York, United States | Beatrice McArd | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Georgetown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |