Beech A36 accident near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 15, 1982
On June 15, 1982 at about 5:35 pm local time, a Beech A36, registered N1691W, was destroyed in an accident near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 1982 · about 5:35 pm local time
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N1691W · no longer on the register · serial E-364
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AS THE PILOT APPROACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE DESCENDED FROM 9000 FT MSL AND LEVELED AT 1600 FT MSL. AT ABOUT THE TIME HE LEVELED, THE ENGINE QUIT ABRUPTLY. HE STATED THAT HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD BEYOND A LINE OF TREES. HOWEVER, AFTER CROSSING OVER THE TREES, HE WAS UNABLE TO FLARE DUE TO A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND CRASH LANDED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS 10 TO 15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. FUEL CALCULATIONS INDICATED THAT ALL OR MOST OF THE USABLE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSUMED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,394 hours in all; 34 in this make and model; 80 in the last 90 days; 4,186 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,400 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 75 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Grand Strand Aviation INC
The flight
- Departed from: PDK Atlanta GA at 1:00 pm
- Destination: CRE Myrtle Beach SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 180°F (82°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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