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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Cape May Court, NJ · July 16, 2022

Date: July 16, 2022 · 09:36 local
Place: Cape May Court, NJ
Airport: Paramount Airport
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 1C8J
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3703M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22FA315
Reported as: Piper PA-12
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 707 total203 in this make and model259 in the last 90 days

N3703MRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2024 · Piper PA-12S/N 12-2648 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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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 pick-up and began his climb out maneuver. The climb out was extremely steep, and at the top of the climb out, the pilot stalled the aircraft. The aircraft then stalled/spun to the right and impacted the ground left wing/nose first, fatally injuring the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

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 PICK-UP AND BEGAN HIS CLIMB OUT MANEUVER. THE CLIMB OUT WAS EXTREMELY STEEP, AND AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED/SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING/NOSE FIRST, FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22FA315Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMiddle Township, NJThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a missed banner pickup, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.Jul 16, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3703M · 1

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

Incident 20180624012809ILanding: Rollout · Cape May, NJAt 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.…Jun 24, 2018 · Minor damage