Robinson R44 Raven II, N118YL: Incident occurred July 13, 2022 in Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Columbia, South Carolina

Rotorcraft experienced a rough running engine and made a precautionary landing on the beach. 

Executive Helicopters Inc

https://registry.faa.gov/N118YL

Date: 13-JUL-22

Time: 16:00:00Z

Regis#: N118YL

Aircraft Make: ROBINSON

Aircraft Model: R44

Event Type: INCIDENT

Highest Injury: NONE

Aircraft Missing: No

Damage: NONE

Activity: ON DEMAND

Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)

Operation: 135

City: MYRTLE BEACH

State: SOUTH CAROLINA

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (WMBF) – A helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the beach in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday afternoon, according to the FAA.

The agency said the Robinson R44 helicopter made a precautionary landing due to an engine warning light.

According to the plane’s path on FlightAware, the helicopter left Myrtle Beach International Airport around 11:13 a.m., took a flight along the shore up to the North Myrtle Beach, then came back around and ended up landing on the beach around 11:45 a.m. near Springmaid Pier.

The FAA said the pilot was the only person on board.

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