Piper J3C accident near Pembroke Pines, FL
On March 8, 1994, a Piper J3C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 8, 1994
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 25.990°N, 80.220°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00945
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 8, 1994, at 0741 eastern standard time, a Piper J3C-65, N35112, registered to Aerial Sign Company, Inc., crashed near North Perry Airport, Pembroke Pines, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91, aerial banner tow flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at North Perry Airport on March 8, 1994, at 0710. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft climbing to the north with an aerial banner in tow. The aircraft then turned toward the west. At an altitude of about 300 feet the aircraft appeared "to stop in the air", the left wing dropped, and the aircraft entered a left spin. The aircraft's engine noise then ceased. The aircraft descended in the spin and impacted the ground in a nose-down attitude, coming to rest with the tail in the air vertically. The aerial banner and rope came down behind the aircraft. Recorded communications from the Federal Aviation Administration, North Perry Airport Control Tower, indicated the pilot of N35112 requested taxi for takeoff to pick up a banner at 7:09:36. At 07:10:53, the flight was cleared for takeoff on runway 27 left and cleared for the three six low approach to pick up the banner. Between 07:11:03, and 07:23:39, the flight made 10 unsuccessful attempts to pick up the aerial banner. At 07:24:31, the pilot requested to land on runway 36 left. After landing she taxied to the banner pickup area. At 07:30:23, the pilot reported she was again ready for takeoff on runway 36
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A CLIMBING TURN AFTER BANNER PICKUP AND HER USE OF EXCESSIVE AIRCRAFT NOSE UP TRIM WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
