# Accident 20190706009259A: Piper PA-18-150, Bay City, MI, July 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2019, 20:38 local time
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: Bay City, James Clements
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JMBJ
- Location: 43.5469° N, 83.8950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5469&lon=-83.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190706009259A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 2019, APPROXIMATELY 2040 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA 18-150, SUPER CUB, N796AB, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, WHEN IT STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE JAMES CLEMENTS (3CM) AIRPORT IN BAY CITY, MI.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO DRAKE AERIAL ENTERPRISES, LLC, AND OPERATED BY AIR AMERICA AERIAL ADS, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE BANNER-TOWING FLIGHT; WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED BY WITNESSES AS ?GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST.?  THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO DROP THE BANNER IT HAD BEEN TOWING FOR THE LAST 3 HOURS.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE BANNER DROP, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS PATTERN TO PICK UP THE NEXT BANNER.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS LEFT TURN IN THE PATTERN, IT WAS SLOW ENOUGH TO NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN CONTROLLABLE FLIGHT.  AT THIS POINT, THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND DECSENDED RAPIDLY.  SCAR MARKINGS ON THE GROUND ARE CONSISTENT WITH LEFT WING TIP IMPACT, UNTIL THE IMPACT OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ONCE THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE IMPACTED THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT FINISHED ITS ROTATION AND SKIDDED TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF A TAXI WAY AND RUNWAY 18/36, WITH THE LEFT WING STILL HANGING OVER THE GRASS ON APPROXIMATELY A 030 HEADING.

PILOT CONTACT HAS BEEN INITIATED, HOWEVER, DUE TO INJURIES INTERVIEW HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS OF 8/8/2019.

## 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 CEN19LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA214), Jul 6, 2019: Piper PA18 (N796AB), Bay City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a banner drop and pickup, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent loss of…

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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