# Accident 20120718014559A: Piper PA-18-150, North Myrtle Be, SC, July 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2012, 11:40 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8117° N, 78.6889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8117&lon=-78.6889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2991Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2991Z-2014-12-22) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,234 total, 900 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120718014559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE SAME AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE WITH NO PROBLEMS AND TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANKS AT THE END OF THE DAY.  THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, INCLUDING CHECKING THE FUEL AND OIL, ALL WAS OK.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED AT 9:00 AM AND GRABBED HIS FIRST BANNER AND THAT HE HAD FLOWN UP AND DOWN THE BEACH FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS.  AT ABOUT 9:40 AM, HEADING SOUTH FOLLOWING THE SHORE LINE THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWO OR THREE TIME WITHIN A TWO OR THREE MINUTE PERIOD,AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING AT THIS TIME.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PUSHED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE FORWARD AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.THE PILOT STATED THAT WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE BANNER HE HAD VERY LITTLE TIME BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE WATER, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT RELEASE THE BANNER, THAT HE WAS TRAINED TO KEEP THE BANNER ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR A WATER LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT CHEST DEEP IN WATER BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.   THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SWAM TOWARD SHORE, THEN RESTED WITH SOMEONE ON A BOGIE BOARD, WHEN SOMEONE CAME ON A JET SKI AND TOOK HIM TO SHORE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS BLEEDING ON HIS FOREHEAD BUT THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN.  THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AT WHICH TIME A LACERATION WAS STITCHED UP WITH 24 STITCHES.

## 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 ERA12LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA468), Jul 18, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N2991Z), North Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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