# Accident 19950726021659A: Piper PA12, North Myrtle Be, SC, July 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3036M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3036M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726021659A

## Narrative

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

STARTED ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING. NO TIEDOWN OR CHOCKS. THROTTLE OPEN. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ATL95LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA148), Jul 26, 1995: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE USED BY THE PILOT IN THAT HE FAILED TO USE WHEEL CHOCKS TO PRECLUDE AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE THROTTLE WAS NOT PLACED IN THE IDLE POSITION.

## Other reports on N3036M (5)

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

- [Accident 20230731008939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731008939A), Jul 31, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Eon-dra message text: Myrtle Beach, SC: stormer 2, PA18, local banner tower, crashed into the water 4 miles NE of Myrtle Beach for unknown reasons. No ground…
- [Incident 20190522005039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522005039I), May 22, 2019: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, No damage. Airman description of events - practicing banner pickups as a new hire in training for barnstormer's aerial advertising. Gusty crosswind conditions from the…
- [Accident 20090429007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429007629A), Apr 29, 2009: Piper PA12 (N3036M), Georgetown, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 29, 2009 at 1145 a Piper PA-12, N3036M registered to barnstormer flite signs entered a ground loop at Georgetown, SC (gge). The left wing has…
- [Incident 20030620013589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620013589I), Jun 20, 2003: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Banner tow pilot reported that during landing at north Myrtle beach airport aircraft encountered a gust of wind that caused a hard contact with runway…
- [Incident 19960525021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525021499I), May 25, 1996: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was conducting banner tow operation when engine lost power and entered ocean and going inverted. Pilot exited aircraft with no injury and was…

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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