# Incident 19980927032269I: Piper PA18A150, Philidelphia, PA, September 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1998, 13:40 local time
- Place: Philidelphia, PA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6894B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6894B-2021-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 202 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927032269I

## Narrative

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

N6894B, WAS ONE OF TWO HIGH EXPOSURE BANNER TWO AIRCRAFT OVER VETERAN STADIUM WORKING THE LOCAL CONTROL EAST FREQUENCY (118.5). AT APPROXIMATELY 1738 UTC, THE PILOT REPORTED TO HIS COMPANY AIRCRAFT ON 118.5 THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO PHILADELPHIA TOWER AND TRIED TO RELAY AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER TRIED TO ASCERTAIN THE POINT OF LANDING SO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT COULD BY DISPATCHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE ACME PARKING LOT. THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REPORTED PILOT UNINJURED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE, CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N6894B (1)

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

- [Accident 19990502004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004429A), May 2, 1999: Piper PA18A150 (N6894B), Cross Keys, NJ, Substantial damage. Banner-towing acft landed long and ran off the end of the rwy, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on may 2, 1999, at approximately 1430 EDT, a Piper…

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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