ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285131
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 2007 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Signs LLC |
| Registration: | N4330Z |
| MSN: | 18-8650 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Conway, SC (KPVT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with water following a loss of engine power. According to the pilot, he picked up a advertising banner at a private airport and proceeded at 1,000 feet agl to the beach. Upon arrival at the beach, he turned to a 250-degree heading and descended to 500 feet agl. The pilot stated that he switched to the right fuel tank, which was full, and experienced a power failure. He switched back to the left fuel tank but could not restore power. He landed in about two feet of water substantially damaging the airplane. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector found that the pilot had departed the private airport with 5-gallons of fuel in the left tank and 18-gallons of fuel in the right tank. When the pilot switched tanks the engine stalled. His attempt to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The engine was not equipped with an electric starter and it had stopped wind milling. The pilot conducted a forced landing onto the beach and did not drop the banner. Damage to the airplane consisted of the tail section, and damage to the airframe structure. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures when he failed to jettison the advertising banner prior to his forced landing in water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07CA055
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 2012 | N4330Z | Ocean Aerial Ads Inc | 1 | Berlin, MD | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 18:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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