Cessna 172 N2437E

Summary

On 9 September 1993 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2437E was involved in an accident near N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 1993 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

33.8199, -78.6696

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N2437E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Myrtle Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL93LA152

Nobody was injured.

THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING AN AERIAL PATROL FLIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF IN THE SOFT TERRAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER ONE EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.