# Incident 19960525021499I: Piper PA12, North Myrtle Be, SC, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 125 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525021499I

## Narrative

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

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 BOATED TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED UP RIGHT AND BROUGHT TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL WHEN INSPECTED. THE PILOT COULD NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER AND INSISTED A MECHANICAL MAL FUNCTION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORM OF A LEAK. A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUN AT SOME POWER WAS ACCOMPLISHED, HOWEVER, NOT TO FULL POWER AND NOT SUFFICIENT TO RULE WITHOUT DOUBT ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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…
- [Accident 19950726021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726021659A), Jul 26, 1995: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Started engine by hand propping. No tiedown or chocks. Throttle open. Aircraft ran into a ditch.

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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