Piper PA-12 N4361M
26 July 2012 · Green Creek, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 2012 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N4361M, operated by Paramount Air Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Green Creek, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Green Creek, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paramount (JY04)
- Coordinates
- 39.0650, -74.9094
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N4361M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paramount Air Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Green Creek → Green Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12LA482
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation while maneuvering.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning to land after an uneventful banner-towing flight. He dropped the banner, added full engine power, climbed to traffic pattern altitude, and maneuvered to enter the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. During the climb, the engine sputtered and then lost total power. The pilot was not able to restart the engine and performed a forced landing into trees. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Both fuel tanks were intact; the right fuel tank was found empty and the left fuel tank contained about 1.75 gallons of fuel. The airplane had been operated for more than 4 1/2 hours since its last refueling. It is likely that the airplane's low fuel state, combined with the maneuvering associated with the banner drop and the airplane’s subsequent pitch-up and airport traffic pattern operations resulted in an interruption of fuel flow to the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-12 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Lorring David W | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Piper PA-12 | Rye, Colorado, United States | Three Bushwhackers Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 2012 | Piper PA-12 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Piper PA-12 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | Lon P. Pogue | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Piper PA-12 | Stevensville, Montana, United States | Johnson James F | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2012 | Piper PA-12 | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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