# Accident 20080703855229A: Piper PA18150, North Myrtle B, SC, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 09:23 local time
- Place: North Myrtle B, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DU1R
- Location: 33.8191° N, 78.6707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8191&lon=-78.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6851Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6851Z-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703855229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6851Z WAS STRUCK BY A SECTION OF TOW BANNER FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FLYING ADJACENT AND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT/OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER ALTITUDE.  N6851Z DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OCEAN.

## 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 MIA08LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA135), Jul 3, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N6851Z), N Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the banner tow operator to inspect banners for deterioration, resulting in a portion of a banner separating in-flight from another banner tow airplane, and colliding with the accident…

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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