# Accident 20020606014189A: Cessna 172H, Palmetto, FL, June 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2002, 19:55 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6425° N, 82.5208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6425&lon=-82.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260WB-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606014189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2002, A CESSNA 172H, N260WB, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM M. BRUCKNER, JR., COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN PALMETTO, FLORIDA AFTER RELEASING A BANNER FROM A BANNER TOW FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME FIELD AS WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 ATL02FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA121), Jun 6, 2002: Cessna 172H (N260WB), Palmetto, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall while maneuvering after a banner release.

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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