ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241160
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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 2020 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Banners North Inc |
| Registration: | N7366Z |
| MSN: | 25-3320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8012 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico off Destin, Okaloosa Island, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Panama City-Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, FL (ECP/KECP) |
| Panama City-Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, FL (ECP/KECP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a routine banner tow flight in an airplane equipped with a main fuel tank as well as an auxiliary fuel tank that transferred fuel to the main fuel tank via a manually activated fuel pump. The pilot was distracted due to the air traffic control and the volume of air traffic in the area, and stated that he did not activate the auxiliary fuel tank transfer pump at the turnaround point where he typically would have during other banner tow flights. After about 3 hours of flight time, the engine lost power. The pilot was unsuccessful in his attempts to restart the engine, which included activating the fuel transfer pump during the descent. He subsequently ditched the airplane into the Gulf of Mexico, during which both of the airplane's wings were substantially damaged.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to manage the available fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA317
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7366Z
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N7366Z
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2020 22:05 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 10-Sep-2020 23:01 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 05:43 | belwood | Updated [Date] |
| 11-Sep-2020 15:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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