# Accident 19950903027479A: Piper PA18A150, Egg Habor, NJ, September 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1995, 12:07 local time
- Place: Egg Habor, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9374D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374D-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 60 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027479A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP AND ROLLED AFTER BANNER PICKUP. POWER WAS REDUCED. IMPACTED INVERTED. FAILED RELEASE BANNER POWER OFF.

## 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 NYC95FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA212), Sep 3, 1995: Piper PA-18A-150 (N9374D), Egg Harbor, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during pull-up from a banner pickup, which resulted in a stall and collision with trees before recovering from the stall.

## Other reports on N9374D (2)

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

- [Incident 19930804032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930804032559I), Aug 4, 1993: Piper PA18A150 (N9374D), Ocean City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot unable to release banner. Emergency landing. Right main landing gear collpased on rollout.
- [Accident 19920812031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031529A), Aug 12, 1992: Piper PA18A150 (N9374D), Ocean City, NJ, Substantial damage. Banner tow line wrapped around tail on landing. Lost control. Ran off runway. Gear attached line easy to fowl.

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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