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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Berlin, MD · July 19, 2012

Date: July 19, 2012 · 10:50 local
Place: Berlin, MD
Airport: Buntings Field
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4330Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12FA465
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 508 total164 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days

N4330ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8650 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 7/19/2012 at approximately 10:50 am while conducting banner tow operations and flying a PA-18-150, N4330Z. Mr garett robert colona had just dropped an aerial addvertising banner and was proceeding straight out for approximatly 1 quarter of a mile when witnesses said he pitched up slightly and banked to the left entering a stall spin from about 300 ft. the pilot was unable to recover and crashed on an abandoned golf course just off the end of the runway. The aircraft caught fire on impact and burned completely.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/19/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 AM WHILE CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS AND FLYING A PA-18-150, N4330Z. MR GARETT ROBERT COLONA HAD JUST DROPPED AN AERIAL ADDVERTISING BANNER AND WAS PROCEEDING STRAIGHT OUT FOR APPROXIMATLY 1 QUARTER OF A MILE WHEN WITNESSES SAID HE PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY AND BANKED TO THE LEFT ENTERING A STALL SPIN FROM ABOUT 300 FT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND CRASHED ON AN ABANDONED GOLF COURSE JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT AND BURNED COMPLETELY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA12FA465Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBerlin, MDPilot incapacitation of unknown origin, which resulted in the airplane’s loss of control and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin.Jul 19, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4330Z · 1

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

Accident 20070324003659AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Surfside, SC(-23) Aircraft crashed on Surfside beach after pilot experienced power loss. No fire, minor injury. Substantial damage.Mar 24, 2007 · Substantial damage