# Incident 20030615022119I: Piper PA25, Miami Beach, FL, June 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2003
- Place: Miami Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8114° N, 80.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8114&lon=-80.1449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 96 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615022119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2003, CHRISTOPHER REICKS WAS PILOTING A PA-25, N37AB, RETURNING TO THE OPA LOCKA AIRPORT, AFTER COMPLETING A BANNER TOW ASSIGNMENT. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO EXPERIENCE A SEVERE WIND GUST AND 49 PANELS SEPARATED FROM THE BANNER SIGN. THE SIGN DRITED DOWN INTO A MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHEAD. NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WERE REPORTED. INSPECTION OF THE SIGN REVEALED SEPARATION OF A 5' X 5' BILLBOARD PANEL AT ITS MID POINT.

## Other reports on N37AB (2)

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

- [Incident 20041010028469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010028469I), Oct 10, 2004: Piper PA25 (N37AB), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While banner towing over the north miami beach area, pilot, Mr. Keith bryan-jones, certificate #2416144 pilot, experienced engine failure and had to make…
- [Incident 20040311005759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311005759I), Mar 11, 2004: Piper PA25 (N37AB), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot, Mr. Thomas john garlick stated in his signed statement, that on March 11, 2004, at approximately 4:00 pm local time, he landed at Opa Locka…

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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