What happened
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(-23) A CE-305A, N12633, experienced sudden engine failure without any warning at 500' AGL northbound along the coast on a banner tow flight. The banner was immediately jettisoned. The pilot then applied carburetor heat, advanced the throttle and mixture and began a left hand 180 degree turn to the south into the wind to make an emergency landing on the beach. The pilot was unable to restore engine power. The plane experienced substantial damage after landing on the beach in very soft sand. There was one pilot on board who suffered minor injuries and was treated and released at the hospital. Weather at the time of the accident was VFR.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A CE-305A, N12633, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT 500' AGL NORTHBOUND ALONG THE COAST ON A BANNER TOW FLIGHT. THE BANNER WAS IMMEDIATELY JETTISONED. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE AND BEGAN A LEFT HAND 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE SOUTH INTO THE WIND TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER. THE PLANE EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON THE BEACH IN VERY SOFT SAND. THERE WAS ONE PILOT ON BOARD WHO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE HOSPITAL. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR.
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