# Incident 20020830023149I: Piper PA18150, Ocean City, MD, August 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4107° N, 75.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-75.0714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3841Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3841Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,369 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830023149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT PULLING BANNER LOST POWER AND HAD TO LAND IN THE OCEAN. PILOT WAS NOT HARMED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE WATER. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT WHILE REMOVING IT FROM THE WATER. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL DEPLETION.

## Other reports on N3841Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19920513014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513014759A), May 13, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N3841Z), Coccastee, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on banner tow. Dropped banner. Nosed over landing in field. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other tank full
- [Accident 19770722026509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722026509A), Jul 22, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N3841Z), Leonard, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with farm equipment

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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