# Accident 20050820018779A: Piper PA18105, Palos Verdes, CA, August 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2005, 14:16 local time
- Place: Palos Verdes, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7700° N, 118.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7700&lon=-118.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N294T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 800 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820018779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TOWING A BANNER ALONG THE COAST THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER FAILURE AND THE PILOT DITCHED NEAR THE SHORE. NO INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA273), Aug 20, 2005: Piper PA-18-105 (N294T), Palos Verdes, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the cyclic fatigue failure and separation of the number 4 piston.

## Other reports on N294T (3)

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

- [Incident 20190812014049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190812014049I), Aug 12, 2019: Piper PA-18 105 (N294T), Westhampton, NY, Minor damage. After releasing the banner in the infield parallel to runway 33, aircraft made a right crosswind turn to join a right downwind for landing on runway 33 number…
- [Incident 19891105057809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105057809I), Nov 5, 1989: Piper PA18105 (N294T), Miramar, FL. Banner broke while doing aerial advertising. Fell to ground. No damage. Bridle had failed.
- [Accident 19820403007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820403007719A), Apr 3, 1982: Piper PA18105 (N294T), Hollywood, FL, Destroyed. Blew a jug during banner tow paralelling beach. Ditch off shore. Cylinder not recovered.

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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