ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342666
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 2023 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Barnstormers Aerial Advertising LLC |
| Registration: | N3036M |
| MSN: | 12-1581 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18807 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Myrtle Beach, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand Airport, SC (CRE/KCRE) |
| Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand Airport, SC (CRE/KCRE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 31, 2023, at 1130 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-12 airplane, N3036M, was substantially damage when it was involved in an accident near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 banner tow flight.
The pilot stated that he was towing a banner about 500 ft above ground level parallel to the beach, when the airplane’s engine stopped producing power. He restarted the engine, but it quit once again moments later. The pilot ditched the airplane in the ocean just offshore of the beach, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
The airplane was recovered for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/myrtle-beach/banner-plane-crashes-into-ocean-in-myrtle-beach-pilot-getting-treatment-police-say/amp/
https://abc11.com/plane-crash-beach-banner-airplane-myrtle/13578121/
https://wpde.com/news/local/plane-crash-myrtle-beach-pilot-emergency-personnel-40th-avenue-north-access-beachgoers-atlantic-ocean-police-department-july-31-2023
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N3036M
https://www.flickr.com/photos/planesandstuff/24364667992/in/photolist-D82hWC-pDPyHe-pDRV1o/lightbox/ (photo in old c/s)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1995 | N3036M | Barnstormer Flite Signs, Inc. | 0 | N. Myrtle Beach, SC | |
sub |
| 29 April 2009 | N3036M | Barnstormers Flite Signs | 0 | Georgetown, South Carolina | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Plane crash in Myrtle Beach #MyrtleBeach pic.twitter.com/AbShDmEjZh
— jeremy (@Hil1Bil1y) July 31, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2023 18:38 | hmmptwizzle | Added |
| 31-Jul-2023 18:39 | harro | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2023 06:05 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2023 15:56 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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