# Accident 19920513014759A: Piper PA18150, Coccastee, SC, May 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1992, 13:15 local time
- Place: Coccastee, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6895° N, 78.8908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6895&lon=-78.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3841Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3841Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,269 total, 280 in this make and model, 323 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513014759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BANNER TOW. DROPPED BANNER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.OTHER TANK FULL

## 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 ATL92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA100), May 13, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N3841Z), Soccastee, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF HIS FUEL IN THAT HE EXHAUSTED FUEL IN ONE TANK, THEN FAILED TO SELECT THE TANK WITH FUEL.

## Other reports on N3841Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20020830023149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830023149I), Aug 30, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N3841Z), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft pulling banner lost power and had to land in the Ocean. Pilot was not harmed. Aircraft received minor damage from impact with the water.…
- [Accident 19770722026509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722026509A), Jul 22, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N3841Z), Leonard, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with farm equipment

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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