- Date
- November 18, 1984, 11:41 local (16:41 UTC)
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2443GPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841118062259A
- Case key
- 31211
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had recently been checked out on banner towing operations & was on his 5th banner towing flt. After taking off from rwy 9R, he turned left, crossed to the left of rwy 9L to a left downwind & intended to continue in a left pattern for a banner pick-up near the apch end of rwy 9L. As he was proceeding west bound at about 100 ft AGL & 50 mph, the acft reportedly began to settle. The plt stated that the eng lost power, but he could not recall what had happened after that. According to witnesses, the acft was traveling westbound when it entered a shallow left bank, then reversed to a steep right bank & crashed in a steep descent. One witness reported that the acft was proceeding in an unusually nose high attitude, then appeared to stall. During a teardown of the eng, the left magneto was noted to intermittently cross fire, but no other pre-accident problems were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2443G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8109012
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vanair Aircraft Sales, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1984
- Airport
- HWO · North Perry, runway 9R, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 537 total · 15 in this make and model · 444 as pilot in command · 183 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWO, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.