# Incident 20200627010799I: Cessna 150G, Surf City, NJ, June 27, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2020, 15:27 local time
- Place: Surf City, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6643° N, 74.1716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surf City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6643&lon=-74.1716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3084S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3084S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627010799I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27, 2020 A BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT, N3084S LOST POWER OVER THE OCEAN, WHILE TOWING A PANEL.    THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER, FLIPPED OVER AND SANK.    PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  DURING THE INTERVIEW, PILOT STATED IT WAS EXTREMELY TURBULENT AND WINDY.  WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP, HE MAY NOT HAVE PULLED THE AUX. FUEL PUMP SWITCH ALL THE WAY OUT.  AIRCRAFT THEN LOST POWER AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN THE OCEAN.

## Other reports on N3084S (1)

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

- [Accident 19970809021499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809021499A), Aug 9, 1997: Cessna 150G (N3084S), Palo Verde, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was towing a banner when engine reportedly failed, aircraft crashed into 25FT of water.

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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