# Incident 20030608017029I: Piper PA12, Atlantic Beach, NY, June 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2003, 18:40 local time
- Place: Atlantic Beach, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5861° N, 73.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic Beach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5861&lon=-73.7251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3793M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3793M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 124 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608017029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED LAKEWOOD AIRPORT NEW JERSEY, (KN12) AND FLEW 1 HR 30 MIN TO BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT. AFTER TOWING A BANNER FOR 3 HRS 10 MIN. IN CONNECTICUT, HE THEN DEPARTED BRIDGEPORT (KBDR) AND FLEW 40 MIN. TILL THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 6:40 PM LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING JUST EAST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE IN NASSAU COUNTY, NY. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 5 HRS 5 MIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N3793M (2)

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

- [Incident 20050821019299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821019299I), Aug 21, 2005: Piper PA12 (N3793M), Long Beach, CA. (-23) Aircraft departed Long Beach after picking up banner and several minutes later during initial climb, the banner separated and fell on high voltage power…
- [Incident 19891003060529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891003060529I), Oct 3, 1989: Piper PA12 (N3793M), Hallandale, FL. Banner broke loose at cruise altitude. Landed on transformer causing power failure. Banner clips failed.

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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