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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Cocoa, FL · August 14, 1994

Date: August 14, 1994 · 13:43 local
Place: Cocoa, FL
Airport: Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9669S
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA94LA195
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,350 total23 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N9669SRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 1997 · Champion 7GCAAS/N 53 Airframe modelChampion 7GCAA

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What happened

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

Threw tow rope out window. Picked up banner. Tow rope caught on rudder. Jammed full right. Unable drop. Stalled.

As the FAA filed it

THREW TOW ROPE OUT WINDOW. PICKED UP BANNER. TOW ROPE CAUGHT ON RUDDER. JAMMED FULL RIGHT. UNABLE DROP. STALLED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA94LA195Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMerritt Island, FLFailure of the pilot to visually verify that the tow rope was not wrapped around any flight control surface and the inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the entanglement of the tow equipment with the rudder horn, rudder movement was…Aug 14, 1994 · Substantial damage