# Accident 19971217039059A: Cessna A150K, Jacksonville, FL, December 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1997, 12:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3603° N, 81.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3603&lon=-81.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1218M-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 210 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971217039059A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP BANNER TOW THEN STALLED AND SPUN IN. NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. OVER GROSS WT. SECOND PILOT NOT AUTHORIZED. (-23) AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS.  THIS WAS THE FIRST PICK UP OF THE DAY.  AIRMAN MADE LOW PASS AND HOOKED THE BANNER AND STARTED A CLIMB.  AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE AIRMAN LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.  AIRMAN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLEDDURING THE LEVEL OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT OR ABOVE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT DUE TO PASSENGER.  BANNER TOW COMPANY  HAS UNWRITTEN POLICY PROHIBITING PASSENGERS.

## 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 ATL98FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA025), Dec 17, 1997: Cessna A150K (N1218M), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying speed following a banner pick up, which resulted in a stall and an uncontrolled collision with the ground. A related factor was: the pilot allowed the…

## Other reports on N1218M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800422050479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422050479I), Apr 22, 1980: Cessna 150K (N1218M), Hillsboro, IA. Pilot passed out. Passenger landed plane.

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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