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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Wildwood, NJ · August 5, 1992

Date
August 5, 1992 · 11:26 local
Place
Wildwood, NJ
Airport
Cape May County Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4280M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92LA142
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,125 total241 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew low over airport to drop note prior banner pick up. Failed note trees and struck same. Blamed downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW LOW OVER AIRPORT TO DROP NOTE PRIOR BANNER PICK UP. FAILED NOTE TREES AND STRUCK SAME. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4280M · 1

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