# Accident 19820802034069A: Piper STCPA12, Long Branch, NJ, August 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Long Branch, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2954° N, 73.9899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Branch, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2954&lon=-73.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2705M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2705M-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 30 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DITCHED IN THE OCEAN AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.  HAD BEEN TOWING BANNERS FOR ALMOST 5 HOURS WITHOUT REFUELING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82DA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA180), Aug 2, 1982: Piper PA-12 (N2705M), Long Branch, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N2705M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810509030549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509030549I), May 9, 1981: Piper PA12 (N2705M), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed hard causing ground loop. Minor right wingtip damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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