# Accident 19930805028099A: Piper PA18150, Cape Canaveral, FL, August 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cape Canaveral, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3991° N, 80.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3991&lon=-80.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7540-1996-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805028099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE TOWING BANNER 500 FEET AWL. DROPPED BANNER. DITCHED AND OVERTURNED. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 MIA93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA171), Aug 5, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N7540), Cape Canaveral, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

## Other reports on N7540 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880919055659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919055659I), Sep 19, 1988: Piper PA18A150 (N7540), Myrtle Beach, SC. Unable to remedy roughness with cabin heat or altitude change. Precautionary landing on Beach. Suspect fuel problem
- [Incident 19840625037589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625037589I), Jun 25, 1984: Piper PA18A150 (N7540), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Lost control and ran off the runway landing after a banner tow. Authorization for banner towing had expired.

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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