# Incident 19870628041919I: Piper PA12, Cape May, NJ, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 14:51 local time
- Place: Cape May, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9411° N, 74.8984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape May, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9411&lon=-74.8984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4280M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4280M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 66 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628041919I

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW AIRCRAFTS ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  BANNER HUNGUP ON TAILWHEEL.  LANDED IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N4280M (1)

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

- [Accident 19920805029129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805029129A), Aug 5, 1992: Piper STCPA12 (N4280M), Wildwood, NJ, Substantial damage. Flew low over airport to drop note prior banner pick up. Failed note trees and struck same. Blamed downdraft.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.