# Accident 20230525005769A: Piper PA-25-260, Pembroke Pines, FL, May 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2023, 12:07 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R2BJ
- Location: 26.0012° N, 80.2407° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0012&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-G1A5 (registry code 42344, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 821 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230525005769A

## Narrative

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

A PART 91 COMMERCIAL OPERATION / BANNER TOW ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AIRPORT AFTER SEVERAL MISSED ATTEMPTS OF BANNER PICK UPS. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE FROM THE IMPACT. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA245), May 25, 2023: Piper PA-25-260 (N454AB), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper banner pickup approach, which resulted in the banner tow hook contacting the airplane, and the subsequent overload separation of the right rudder control horn, resulting in a…

## Other reports on N454AB (2)

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

- [Incident 20210528004169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210528004169I), May 28, 2021: Piper PA-25-260 (N454AB), Palm Beach, FL, No damage. On may 28, 2021, at approximately 1530 eastern standard time, a Piper pawnee PA-25-260 (N454AB), registered to [privacy data omitted] out of pembroke pines, FL…
- [Incident 20171222023429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171222023429I), Dec 22, 2017: Pa-25-260 PA-25-260 (N454AB), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was pulling his second banner for the day and while over the intercostal waterway he experienced loss of power. He declared mayday and landed in 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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