- Date
- July 9, 1982, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cape May, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6897BPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709028489A
- Case key
- 70128
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After departing on a banner towing mission, the pilot experienced a sudden power loss. He had insufficient power and altitude to return to the field and elected to ditch in a creek. An examination of the engine revealed that the no.2 exhaust valve, pn 75068, had failed. The engine had a total time of 3775 hrs and 1366 hrs had been accumulated since a complete overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6897B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5084
- Airframe hours
- 9,951
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Paramount Air Service
- Registered owner
- Paramount Air Service
- Departed
- Rio Grande, NJ
- Destination
- Rio Grande, NJ
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 870 total · 64 in this make and model · 697 as pilot in command · 97 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 189 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIV, 25 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.