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FAA incident report · Cessna 175 · Huntington Beac, CA · August 2, 1997

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Date
August 2, 1997 · 14:45 local
Place
Huntington Beac, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6713E
Reported as
Cessna 175
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,000 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
N6713ERegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 56213Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: this pilot was towing a very large banner at approximately 300 feet AGL at an estimated 200 yards off shore. During a right turn, the banner came in contact with the water (pacific ocean), causing the aircraft to slow to the point of stall. When the aircraft nose pitched up and the aircraft stalled, the pilot released the banner into the water. The aircraft rolled slightly, pitched down,and dived toward the shore, directly toward lifeguard shack #14. Beachgoers scattered in all directions as the airplane dived toward the beach. The pilot was able to regain control of the aircraft and recovered from the stalled condition at approximately 20 feet above the beach. The aircraft then began a climb and flew inland. This aircraft was reportedly towing a "double" banner. The eye witnesses reported that the rear-most banner contacted the water and was torn loose and sank before it could be recovered. When the aircraft slowed and stalled, the pilot released the remaining banner, which was recovered by the life guard rescue boat.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS PILOT WAS TOWING A VERY LARGE BANNER AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL AT AN ESTIMATED 200 YARDS OFF SHORE. DURING A RIGHT TURN, THE BANNER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WATER (PACIFIC OCEAN), CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW TO THE POINT OF STALL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER INTO THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY, PITCHED DOWN,AND DIVED TOWARD THE SHORE, DIRECTLY TOWARD LIFEGUARD SHACK #14. BEACHGOERS SCATTERED IN ALL DIRECTIONS AS THE AIRPLANE DIVED TOWARD THE BEACH. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECOVERED FROM THE STALLED CONDITION AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE BEACH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN A CLIMB AND FLEW INLAND. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTEDLY TOWING A "DOUBLE" BANNER. THE EYE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE REAR-MOST BANNER CONTACTED THE WATER AND WAS TORN LOOSE AND SANK BEFORE IT COULD BE RECOVERED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND STALLED, THE PILOT RELEASED THE REMAINING BANNER, WHICH WAS RECOVERED BY THE LIFE GUARD RESCUE BOAT.

Other reports on N6713E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020524011509AAnaheim, CA(-23) On may 24, 2002, at approximately 1638 PDT, a Cessna 175 aircraft, registration number N6713E, collided with a block wall during an off airport forced landing at the parking lot located west of edison stadium, Anaheim, CA. The subject banner tow…May 24, 2002 · No damage