Cessna C-152 accident near Conway, South Carolina, July 13, 1986
On July 13, 1986 at about 9:45 pm local time, a Cessna C-152, registered N6521B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Conway, South Carolina (Conway-Horry CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 13, 1986 · about 9:45 pm local time
- Place
- Conway, South Carolina · Conway-Horry CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-152
- Registration
- N6521B · no longer on the register · serial 15283943
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS BASED AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP WITHOUT FUEL FACILITIES. PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, THE PLT REFUELED THE ACFT FROM A 5 GAL CAN AND DRAINING THE FUEL SUMPS. DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT CONWAY, SC, THE ACFT LOST POWER AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT STALLED AT ABOUT 10 TO 12 FT AGL AS THE PLT MANEUVERED TO AVOID CARS AND POWERLINES. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT CONFIRMED THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, RUST AND DIRT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,348 hours in all; 355 in this make and model; 226 in the last 90 days; 2,250 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,630 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SC28 Myrtle Beach SC at 9:35 pm
- Destination: HYW
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 4,850 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 102°F (39°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 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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Other NTSB records under N6521B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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