Piper PA-12 N4106M
2 July 1993 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1993 at about 12:07 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N4106M, operated by Aerial Billboard Corp., was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.0495, -82.4492
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N4106M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aerial Billboard Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA93LA148
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the improper welding/repair by maintenence personnel of the exhaust system, which eventually failed allowing hot exhaust gasses and flame to burn a fuel line and start a fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE TOWING A BANNER THE PILOT NOTED THE ENGINE FAILED AND A FIRE WAS OBSERVED FROM THE COWLING. HE RELEASED THE BANNER, EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING, AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE MUFFLER SYSTEM REVEALED INTERGRANULAR AND FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE INLET PIPE SEAM. THIS ALLOWED HOT EXHAUST GASSES AND FLAME TO IMPINGE OF A FUEL LINE IN THE AREA STARTING A FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1993 | Piper PA-12 | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | Evans, Samuel | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-12 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota, United States | Dorn, Earl D. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-12 | Goose Bay, Alaska, United States | Williams, David E. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-12 | Ptarmigan Pass, Alaska, United States | Plante, Henry | Unknown | - |
| 19 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-12 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Essex, Charles P. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1993 | Piper PA-12 | Orting, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1993 | Cessna 650 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1993 | Grumman G-44A | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Cessna 150F | Lantana, Florida, United States | Micro Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1993 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Panama City, Florida, United States | Cherokee Leasing, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1993 | Cessna 140 | Niceville, Florida, United States | RAY, Robert G. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Joseph V. Fera | Serious injuries | - |