Piper PA-18-150 N6851Z
3 July 2008 · N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2008 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6851Z was involved in an accident near N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.8191, -78.6707
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N6851Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Conway → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08LA135
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The failure of the banner tow operator to inspect banners for deterioration, resulting in a portion of a banner separating in-flight from another banner tow airplane, and colliding with the accident banner tow airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he was towing a banner northeast, parallel to the beach at 500 feet agl. Another company airplane was towing a banner southwest at 600 feet agl, about 1,000 feet off the shoreline parallel to the beach, when its banner separated aft of the main panel. The separated banner collided with the propeller of the airplane at 500 feet agl, and the engine stopped. The pilot made a forced landing to the ocean, and the airplane came to rest inverted. Examination of the banner revealed the material was deteriorated and tore easily by hand. There are no Federal Aviation Administration procedures for construction, maintenance, or inspection of banners.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Camarillo, California, United States | Van Wagner Aerial Media, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
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| 28 May 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | James Fogarty | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Cameron ZL-60 | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | Charles L. Walz | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Cessna 177 | Bluffton, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2008 | Moore David DM-1 | Salters, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2008 | Hargett SKY RANGER II | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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