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Date: | Sunday 24 June 2018 |
Time: | c. 19:52 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
Owner/operator: | Paramount Air Services |
Registration: | N3703M |
MSN: | 12-2648 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Cape May County, NJ -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | JY04 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An unidentified person stole a Piper PA-12 banner towing plane owned by Paramount Air Services and began flying erratically over Wildwood, New Jersey. The incident was filmed by witnesses performing tight turns near houses and flying low above a public beach.
The plane landed on a private beach, part of a U.S. Coast Guard training facility, and appeared to sustain damage to its nose and propeller. The pilot has not been found, but it is believed they fled from the facility after the crash.
Paramount Air Services stated that the pilot was one of their employees, but they are unsure of the motivation behind the theft.
Sources:
https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/index.ssf/2018/06/pilot_took_plane_without_permission_before_landing.html http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3703M
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 July 2022 |
N3703M |
Paramount Air Service Inc |
1 |
Paramount Air Airport (JY04), Middle Township, NJ |
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Loss of control |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Jun-2018 19:18 |
cpierce1999 |
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