19870618020589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Panama City, FL · June 18, 1987

Date
June 18, 1987 · 12:58 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7620S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA186
Reported as
Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C2E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,962 total2,016 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The banner tow aircraft entered a spin during climb after a pickup. Suspect control stick was jammed by a thermos.

As the FAA filed it

THE BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN DURING CLIMB AFTER A PICKUP. SUSPECT CONTROL STICK WAS JAMMED BY A THERMOS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.