- Date
- August 18, 1970
- Place
- Cape May C.Hse, NJ · CAPE MAY C.HSE, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4280MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108633
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3006 70/8/18 CAPE MAY C.HSE,NJ PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N4280M PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE 27, 1770 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1057 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILDWOOD,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL LINE INSTLD ON ENG BLO CYLS.PLT DLAD BANNER RLS.PULLED L RLS,BANNER ATTACHED R CAUGHT ON TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4280M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodbine
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