# Incident 20041010028469I: Piper PA25, Hollywood, FL, October 10, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2004, 20:30 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&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
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010028469I

## Narrative

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

(-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 AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 1410 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK WAS CHECKED AT THE SCENE BY INSPECTOR TAITE AND THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WE BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO VISIBLE SIGN OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE FILLED THE TANK AT OPA LOCKA AIRPORT WITH 22.72 GALLONS OF FUEL, WHICH IS GOOD FOR AT LEAST 2 1/2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME (BANNER TOWING). HE WAS ONLY 1 1/2 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT WHEN THE FUEL WAS DEPLETED. THE FUEL GAUGE FOR THE PIPER PA25 IS LOCATED AT THE TANK FILL PORT, IT IS NOT VISIBLE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER SERVICED THE TANK WITH FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL TO CHECK FOR ANY POSSIBLE LEAKS. THE CHECK REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE CARBURETOR WAS LEAKING FUEL AND COULD POSSIBLY HAVE LED TO THE INCREASED FUEL USAGE. STILL UNDER FAA INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N37AB (2)

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

- [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…
- [Incident 20030615022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615022119I), Jun 15, 2003: Piper PA25 (N37AB), Miami Beach, FL. (-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…

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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