# Incident 20180624012809I: Piper PA-12, Cape May, NJ, June 24, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2018, 20:30 local time
- Place: Cape May, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9411° N, 74.8984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape May, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9411&lon=-74.8984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3703M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3703M-2024-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624012809I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HOURS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018 AN AIRCRAFT N3703M, PA-12, S/N/12-2648 WAS OBSERVED BY GENERAL PUBLIC FLYING ERRATICALLY.  EVENTUALLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A RESTRICTED BEACH AT THE US COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER, CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY.  FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND OBSERVED THE PILOT ACTING ERRATIACLLY.  THE PILOT FLED THE SCENE AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED/FOUND.  USCG AND SECURITY FORCES ARRIVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF ALCOHOL AND IDENTIFIED AN EMPTY CONTAINER OF BEER IN THE CABIN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED OVERNIGHT.  SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW WITH A BANNER TOW PILOT, FROM THE AIRPORT AT WHICH THIS AIRMAN DEPARTED, STATED THAT HE SAW PILOT DRINKING AND HAD A BEER IN HIS HANDS BEFORE HE TOOK OFF.

INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

## Other reports on N3703M (1)

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

- [Accident 20220716007159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220716007159A), Jul 16, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N3703M), Cape May Court, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A Piper cruiser (PA12) was attempting a banner pick up maneuver at Paramount Airport (JY04). As the pilot attempted to pick-up the banner, he missed the…

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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