What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07-31-2004 Mr. Davis acted as the pilot in command of a Bellanca 7KCAB aircraft N53748. The aircraft was operated by united aerial advertising and is authorized to conduct banner towing operations. At the time of the accident airman davis made an aerial pickup of a banner. During his initial climbout according to witnesses on the ground, the aircraft was in a high pitch up attitide, the banner was released, aircraft rolled to the left in a rapid descent hitting electrical wires and impacting an aircraft storage hangar. The aircraft was inverted at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07-31-2004 MR. DAVIS ACTED AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A BELLANCA 7KCAB AIRCRAFT N53748. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY UNITED AERIAL ADVERTISING AND IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AIRMAN DAVIS MADE AN AERIAL PICKUP OF A BANNER. DURING HIS INITIAL CLIMBOUT ACCORDING TO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HIGH PITCH UP ATTITIDE, THE BANNER WAS RELEASED, AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT IN A RAPID DESCENT HITTING ELECTRICAL WIRES AND IMPACTING AN AIRCRAFT STORAGE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.