# Accident 20020615015119A: Cessna R172E, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2002, 12:15 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8139° N, 78.7286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8139&lon=-78.7286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9857F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9857F-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615015119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2002, MR. CONNER WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N9857F, A CESSNA 172, AND ENGAGED IN 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOW OPERATION. HE SUCCESSFULLY PICKED UP A BANNER ON THIS THIRD ATTEMPT AND WAS BEGINNING TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND HE RELEASED THE BANNER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND THE WINGS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AND CAME TO REST ON THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE DOOR AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL02LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA122), Jun 15, 2002: Cessna 172R (N9857F), N Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a banner tow pickup resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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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