Piper PA-18A N8061C
23 July 1989 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1989 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N8061C, operated by Paramount Air Service, was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N8061C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paramount Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rio Grande → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA172
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED, AND HIS DELAY TO JETTISON THE BANNER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCATION OF THE TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A BANNER LOCATED ADJACENT TO GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. THE BANNER WAS SUCCESSFULLY PICKED UP, BUT THE PILOT STATED THAT IT FELT HEAVY EVEN WITH FULL POWER BEING APPLIED. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE TO CORRECT A WING LOW ATTITUDE & FORWARD PRESSURE TO LOWER THE AIRCRAFT NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE. AS THE PILOT REACHED FOR THE BANNER RELEASE, THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A 20 FT PINE TREE & THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED COUNTERCLOCKWISE, IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-18A | Copper Center, Alaska, United States | Gillis, MEL | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-18A | Eva, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Winston, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18A | Murphy, Idaho, United States | Robert D. O'malley | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Piper PA-18A | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1989 | Cessna 170B | Bricktown, New Jersey, United States | Frank E. Brice | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1989 | Cessna 150M | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-22 | Montague, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1989 | Agusta A109A MKII | Lacey Township, New Jersey, United States | Paramount Aviation | Fatal | 5 |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Woods FORMULA VEE SL-1 | Allaire Airport, New Jersey, United States | Richard Leonard | Minor injuries | - |