ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287537
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| Date: | Thursday 26 July 2012 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Paramount Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N4361M |
| MSN: | 12-3298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9704 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Green Creek, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Green Creek, NJ (JY04) |
| Green Creek, NJ (JY04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning to land after an uneventful banner-towing flight. He dropped the banner, added full engine power, climbed to traffic pattern altitude, and maneuvered to enter the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. During the climb, the engine sputtered and then lost total power. The pilot was not able to restart the engine and performed a forced landing into trees. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Both fuel tanks were intact; the right fuel tank was found empty and the left fuel tank contained about 1.75 gallons of fuel. The airplane had been operated for more than 4 1/2 hours since its last refueling. It is likely that the airplane's low fuel state, combined with the maneuvering associated with the banner drop and the airplane's subsequent pitch-up and airport traffic pattern operations resulted in an interruption of fuel flow to the engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation while maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12LA482
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 2008 | N4361M | Paramount Air Service Inc | 0 | Cape May Court House, NJ | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 11:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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