# Accident 20060704012479A: Flaglo HIGHTOW, Jackson, WY, July 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2006, 17:40 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6064° N, 110.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6064&lon=-110.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19BB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FLAGLO HIGHTOW
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060704012479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION. A FLAG (APPROXIMATELY 2.5 FEET BY 3.0 FEET) WAS ATTACHED TO A STRUT ON EACH WING. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GET OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A CREEK ENDING UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 DEN06CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA092), Jul 5, 2006: Flaglor High Tow (N19BB), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to low cylinder compression and fouled spark plugs. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation.

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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