NYC76DHM10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Asbury Park, NJ · August 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1975
Place
Asbury Park, NJ · ASBURY PARK, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4145MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750830031519A
Case key
151610

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3499  75/8/30    ASBURY PARK,NJ      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 328
        TIME - 1400                    N4145M              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASBURY AIR TERMNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASBURY PARK,NJ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BANNER TOWING FLIGHT.FORCED LDG IN SAND PIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4145M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Asbury Air Termnl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.