# Incident 19880206018799I: Piper PA12, Miramar, FL, February 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1988, 16:58 local time
- Place: Miramar, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9726° N, 80.3385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miramar, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9726&lon=-80.3385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7510H) (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 PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 125 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880206018799I

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW HOOK MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT. BANNER BROKE AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT. NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE HOOK MECHANISM.

## Other reports on N7510H (5)

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

- [Accident 20110718017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110718017419A), Jul 18, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N7510H), Joshua Tree, CA, Destroyed. It was reported to the NTSB that the pilot was going through the canyon when he encountered a downdraft. Pilot was unable to manuever aircraft out of…
- [Incident 19980317007989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980317007989I), Mar 17, 1998: Piper PA12 (N7510H), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Narrative: on March 17, 1998 at about 1415 EST, a pa 12 N7510H registered to aerial signs serial #12371 experienced engine power loss. Which pilot in command,…
- [Accident 19900309003622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309003622A), Mar 9, 1990: Piper PA12 (N7510H), Hollywood, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crossing mid field to drop banner was struck by N48977 on downwind. Both spun to ground. Busy tower failed separate
- [Incident 19900303012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303012839I), Mar 3, 1990: Piper PA12 (N7510H), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Engine sputtered on climb. Changed fuel tanks with no response. Landed in field. Did not use carburetor heat.
- [Accident 19831222063019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222063019A), Dec 22, 1983: Piper PA12 (N7510H), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft on a steep climbing turn after a banner drop. Entered a spin with insufficient altitude to recover

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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