# NTSB NYC82DA180: Piper PA-12, N2705M, Long Branch, NJ, August 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1982, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Long Branch, NJ
- Location: 40.2954° N, 73.9899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Branch, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2954&lon=-73.9899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71475/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA180

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command
- Ditching, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

EVEN THOUGH HE HAD PERFORMED SEVERAL BANNER PICK-UPS DURING THE AFTERNOON THE PILOT DID NO REFUELING. AFTER 4 HOURS OF TOWING BANNERS THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THE GAUGES READ 1/3 FULL OF FUEL. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH SANK AND HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2705M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2705M-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 12-1208, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 12-1208
- Airframe hours: 3060
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Aerial Advertising Agency
- Registered owner: Aerial Advertising Agency
- Departed: COLTS NECK, NJ
- Destination: COLTS NECK, NJ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 900 total, 30 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 165° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## 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 19820802034069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034069A), Aug 2, 1982: Piper STCPA12, Long Branch, NJ, Destroyed. Ditched in the ocean after the engine quit running. Had been towing banners for almost 5 hours without refueling.

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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