# Accident 19890723024799A: Piper PA18A135, Atlantic City, NJ, July 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Paramount Air Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0651° N, 74.9096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PARAMOUNT AIR (JY04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0651&lon=-74.9096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8061C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8061C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,768 total, 123 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723024799A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OR RELEASE BANNER AFTER PICKUP. DESCENDED INTO TREES BLAMED THROTTLE AND BANNER RELEASE ADJUSTMENTS

## 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 NYC89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA172), Jul 23, 1989: Piper PA-18A (N8061C), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED, AND HIS DELAY TO JETTISON THE BANNER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCATION OF THE TREES.

## Other reports on N8061C (3)

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

- [Incident 20010706022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706022029I), Jul 6, 2001: Piper PA18A135 (N8061C), Green Creek, NJ. (-23) The pilot stated: after flying for about an hour I flew back to the airport to pick up another banner. I had left originally with full tanks, 36 gallons.…
- [Incident 19960618027319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618027319I), Jun 18, 1996: Piper PA18A135 (N8061C), Seaisle, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 18, 1996 at approximately 1330 hours a Piper PA-18A-135, N8061C piloted by edward f. moniot, a commercial pilot experienced some…
- [Accident 19770824035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770824035329A), Aug 24, 1977: Piper PA18A135 (N8061C), Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. No fuel in l tank,r abt 2 inches below top fuel selector on l psn.

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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