# Incident 19960506012509I: Piper PA18A150, Conway, SC, May 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8345° N, 79.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8345&lon=-79.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3977P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3977P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960506012509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT HAD TROUBLE GETTING HIS BANNER TO TOW PROPERLY. AFTER LANDING ON THE NARROW STRIP THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SLIPPED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3977P (1)

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

- [Incident 19960424021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424021669I), Apr 24, 1996: Piper PA18A150 (N3977P), Myrtle Beach, SC. Narrative: pilot was towing banner when kite came into contact with banner. Tow rope broke, banner fell into ocean. No injuries. Aircraft returned to take-off…

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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