# Accident 20100812042939A: Piper PA-25-260, St. Petersburg, FL, August 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2010, 18:43 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XAVJ
- Location: 27.7589° N, 82.6228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7589&lon=-82.6228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254AB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 34 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100812042939A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 12, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:43 EDT A PIPER PA-25-260, N254AB, S/N 25-75566048, REGISTERED TO AERIAL BANNERS INC BUT BEING OPERATED BY TAMPA AERIAL ADVERTISING INC DBA ADVERTISING AIR FORCE HAD A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE TOWING A BANNER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET.  THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON TYRONE BOULEVARD IN ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A VEHICLE WHICH SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT IN ST PETERSBURG FL.

## 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 ERA10CA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA417), Aug 12, 2010: Piper PA-25-260 (N254AB), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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