# Accident 20130318004319A: Piper PA-25-235, Panama City, FL, March 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Northwest Florida Beaches International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3414° N, 85.8319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3414&lon=-85.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,273 total, 67 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130318004319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS BASED OUT OF KECP.   PILOT STATED HE HAD PICKED UP HIS FIRST BANNER AND WAS IN A CLIMB PASSING 900FT MSL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE POWER LOSS.  PILOT RELEASED BANNER AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO KECP.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO OWNER?S FACILITY FOR ENGINE DISASSEMBLY AND EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA13LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA174), Mar 18, 2013: Piper PA-25-235 (N86AB), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of preload to the crankshaft gear attachment bolt, resulting in rotation of the crankshaft gear and a subsequent total loss of engine power. The root cause for the loss of preload could not be…

## Other reports on N86AB (4)

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

- [Incident 20150312001939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312001939I), Mar 12, 2015: Piper PA-25-235 (N86AB), Miramar, FL, Minor damage. On March 12, 2015 aircraft departed southwest from North Perry Airport at 11AM for a 3-hour banner tow circuit over the miami-dade state fair, just south of…
- [Accident 20051218030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051218030059A), Dec 18, 2005: Piper PA25235 (N86AB), Opa-Locka, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Information provided by ground crew witnesses. Pilot not available for interview. On 12/18/2005, at approximately 11:45 am, banner tow aircraft N86AB,…
- [Incident 20050924025639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050924025639I), Sep 24, 2005: Piper PA25235 (N86AB), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft engine ran rough and then quit 7 miles southeast of mia (over ocean) while pilot was conducting aerial banner tow operations. Pilot made…
- [Incident 20030705022159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030705022159I), Jul 5, 2003: Piper PA25235 (N86AB), Miami, FL. (-23) On July 7, 2003, at approximately 13:55 local time, christopher reicks dropped his banner over the airport, and turned base for rwy 12. At this time he…

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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