# Incident 20210919016199I: Piper PA-12, North Myrtle Be, SC, September 19, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2021, 13:40 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 84MJ
- 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: 16,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210919016199I

## Narrative

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

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 POWER. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 09/19/2021 1740Z

PILOT STATEMENT: ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 I WAS SCHEDULED FOR A TWO HOUR BANNER TOW FLIGHT FROM 11:00AM TO 1:00PM. I CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT EXAMINATION OF N4421M CHECKING THE FUEL QUANTITY AND QUALITY, THE ENGINE, OIL LEVEL, FLIGHT CONTROLS AND SURFACES. I PICKED UP THE BANNER AT APPROX. 10:45 AND PROCEEDED TO FLY SOUTHWEST BOUND TOWARDS SURFSIDE AND GARDEN CITY. THE FIRST 90 MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. HEADING NORTHEAST BETWEEN GARDEN CITY PIER AND SURFSIDE THE ENGINE COUGHED A LITTLE AND SEEMED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. OIL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE WERE BOTH NORMAL, APPLIED CARB HEAT AND CHECKED MAGNETOS. ON THE WAY BACK TO CRE NEAR 82ND AVE AREA THE ENGINE SPUTTERED MORE SEVERELY AND THEN STOPPED. AT THAT POINT I RELEASED THE BANNER AND LOOKED FOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO PUT DOWN THE BEACH BELOW WAS CLEAR SO I DID A 360 DEGREE TURN AND PUT IT DOWN ON THE BEACH.

## 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 20140704013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140704013649I), Jul 4, 2014: Piper PA-12 (N4421M), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, No damage. 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…
- [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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