Cessna 172S accident near North Myrtle Beach, SC
On January 18, 2011, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Myrtle Beach, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 18, 2011
- Place
- North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.797°N, 78.749°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110118X70638
Official records · ERA11FA118
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- N2100V ATC Flight Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 18, 2011, at 1307 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna 172S, N2100V, was substantially damaged when it collided with a tree, a travel trailer, and a pickup truck, after a loss of control during a missed approach at Grand Strand Airport (CRE), North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. One occupant of the travel trailer and the certificated private pilot were fatally injured. The other occupant of the travel trailer was seriously injured, and a bystander received minor injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. According to voice and radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot had requested to do three instrument approaches beginning with a Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio-range (VOR) Runway 23 approach. At the completion of the VOR approach air traffic control (ATC) offered the pilot the "option" of landing or executing a low approach. The pilot elected to execute the low approach and was issued a frequency change which he acknowledged. During the missed approach, the pilot was then directed by ATC to proceed direct to the VOR, enter holding northeast of the VOR, to maintain 3,000 feet above mean sea level (msl), and to advise when he was ready to commence the instrument landing system (ILS) approach. The pilot then transmitted to ATC that he had gotten himself "a little out of whack" and he was "just trying to straighten it out". Approximately 1 minute later, radar cont
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control during a missed approach due to spatial disorientation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
