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FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Long Beach, CA · August 21, 2005

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Date
August 21, 2005 · 14:19 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3793M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total58 in this make and model290 in the last 90 days
N3793MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-2718 · Built 1947Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-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 lines resulting in a substantial power outage. Aircraft returned to lgb. Cause appears to be a failure of the tow rope release mechanism.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 LINES RESULTING IN A SUBSTANTIAL POWER OUTAGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LGB. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE OF THE TOW ROPE RELEASE MECHANISM.

Other reports on N3793M · 2

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

Incident 20030608017029INormal Cruise · Atlantic Beach, NY(-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…Jun 8, 2003 · Minor damageIncident 19891003060529INormal Cruise · Hallandale, FLBanner broke loose at cruise altitude. Landed on transformer causing power failure. Banner clips failed.Oct 3, 1989