ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368617
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1989 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J-3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Paramount Air Service |
| Registration: | N46286 |
| MSN: | G-95 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6491 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erma, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wildwood, NJ (WWD |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS UNDER TRAINING FOR A BANNER TOWING LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION AND WAS PRACTICING PICKUPS OF FULL SIZE BANNERS. AFTER PICKUP, AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 250 FEET, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO THE TREES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PICKUP WAS O.K., BUT THE WINDS WERE GUSTY AND IT WAS A HOT DAY.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A BANNER PICKUP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA147
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 2017 | N46286 | Paramount Air Service | 0 | near Paramount Airfield, NJ | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 20:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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