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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · Conway, SC · July 28, 1990

Date
July 28, 1990 · 10:40 local
Place
Conway, SC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2789P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90FA150
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
344 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Tow line fouled rudder on banner pickup. Lost control,stalled and spun into trees. Failed check line prior pickup.

As the FAA filed it

TOW LINE FOULED RUDDER ON BANNER PICKUP. LOST CONTROL,STALLED AND SPUN INTO TREES. FAILED CHECK LINE PRIOR PICKUP.

NTSB investigation

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