# Accident 20010702023449A: Cessna 188B, Leesburg, FL, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 09:20 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7990° N, 81.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7990&lon=-81.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21894, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21894-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702023449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS-THE TOW CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. WHEN THE BANNER WAS RELEASED, THE CABLE WENT FORWARD AND THE CABLE ENDS JAMMED THE ELEVATOR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA178), Jul 2, 2001: Cessna 188B (N21894), Leesburg, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout while deploying the grappling hook in preparation for a banner pick up resulting in the cable wrapping around the stabilizer, subsequent loss of…

## Other reports on N21894 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990903041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903041479I), Sep 3, 1999: Cessna 188B (N21894), Hilton Island, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on shrubs in the median strip between the north and south lanes of highway 278 near the Hilton Head Airport, Hilton Head, SC. The pilot…
- [Incident 19881024066289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024066289I), Oct 24, 1988: Cessna 188B (N21894), Gaugh, GA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on spray run. Landed in field and engine caught fire. Engine nacelle was damaged.

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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