# NTSB MIA77DKT57: Piper PA18, N6094D, Pompano Beach, FL, March 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1977
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKT57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1927  77/3/31    POMPANO BEACH,FL    PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1132
        TIME - 1545                    N6094D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE DID NOT CHANGE FUEL SELECTOR SOON ENOUGH DURING AERIAL ADVERTISING BANNER FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6094D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6094D), registered now, S/N 18-5461, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770331021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770331021239A), Mar 31, 1977: Piper PA18A150, Pompano Beach, FL, Destroyed. Plt stated he did not change fuel selector soon enough during aerial advertising banner flt.

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.

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