# Accident 19960713016939A: Piper PA12, Roselle, IL, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 12:54 local time
- Place: Roselle, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9794° N, 88.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9794&lon=-88.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25JP-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713016939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL AFTER PICKING UP A BANNER THAT SNAGGED RUDDER. UNABLE RELEASE BANNER. STALLED. CRASHED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A BANNER TOW OPERATION. SHORTLY AFTER PICKING UP THE BANNER, THE PIC TRANSMITTED ON UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT HIS RUDDER WAS JAMMED, AND THAT HE COULD NOT RELEASE THE BANNER. AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE BANNER SNAGGED AN OBSTRUCTION DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PIC RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA237), Jul 13, 1996: Piper PA-12 (N25JP), Roselle, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to perform a go-around, while there was restricted rudder movement and the banner was still attached to the airplane, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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