19940407000189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Cocoa, FL · April 7, 1994

Date
April 7, 1994 · 10:56 local
Place
Cocoa, FL
Airport
Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2834M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94FA114
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
633 total250 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Missed banner pickup. Rope wrapped on tail. Jammed elevator. Lost control. Stalled. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

MISSED BANNER PICKUP. ROPE WRAPPED ON TAIL. JAMMED ELEVATOR. LOST CONTROL. STALLED. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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