# Accident 20120719015209A: Piper PA-18-150, Berlin, MD, July 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2012, 10:50 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Buntings Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3581° N, 75.2278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3581&lon=-75.2278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4330Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4330Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 508 total, 164 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA465) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719015209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA465), Jul 19, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N4330Z), Berlin, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation of unknown origin, which resulted in the airplane’s loss of control and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin.

## Other reports on N4330Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20070324003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324003659A), Mar 24, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N4330Z), Surfside, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft crashed on Surfside beach after pilot experienced power loss. No fire, minor injury. Substantial damage.

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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