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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL · Rancho Palos Ve, CA · August 30, 2013

Date
August 30, 2013 · 11:45 local
Place
Rancho Palos Ve, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N224T
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA392
Reported as
Piper PA-18-105 Special
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total363 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine quit during cruise. Attempts to restart by switching fuel tanks were unsuccessful. The pilot dropped the banner and made an emergency landing on the beach. The aircraft flipped over on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT DROPPED THE BANNER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N224T · 1

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