# Incident 20140704013649I: Piper PA-12, N. Myrtle Beach, SC, July 4, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: N. Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8220° N, 78.7030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8220&lon=-78.7030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4421M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4421M-2023-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (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-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,753 total, 9,300 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140704013649I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330, A PARASAIL WAS STRUCK BY AN AIRCRAFT BANNER IN THE VICINITY OF 17TH STREET SOUTH IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC. THE PARASAIL HAD TWO OCCUPANTS--TWO BOYS AGES 12 AND 14. THE BOYS WERE NOT INJURED AND WERE LANDED SAFELY BY THE VESSEL'S CREW. THE PARASAIL SUFFERED A 6-8FT TEAR. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE PARASAIL BOAT (SPV SKY SCREAMER III [O.N. 1153003]) WAS IN POSITION 33.80N 078.69W, AND WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND APPROXIMATELY 200-250 YARDS FROM THE BEACH. THE BANNER PLANE WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND.

## Other reports on N4421M (3)

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

- [Accident 20220528007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220528007919A), May 28, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N4421M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After an uneventful banner drop, pilot was attempting to pick up second banner. The banner line was caught, and plane was executing the nose up maneuver, but…
- [Incident 20210919016199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210919016199I), Sep 19, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N4421M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Eon-dra message text: Myrtle beach, SC: N4421M, PA12, made an emergency landing on the beach near 82nd ave due to the aircraft experiencing a sudden loss of…
- [Incident 19970528016539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528016539I), May 28, 1997: Piper PA12 (N4421M), Myrtle Beach, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Kinney did a wheel landing in a PA-12, N4421M, in gusty wind with a slight tailwind. As the aircraft slowed and directional control diminished,…

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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