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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Abita Springs, LA · May 1, 2013

Date: May 1, 2013 · 10:00 local
Place: Abita Springs, LA
Airport: St. Tammany Regional
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8899V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA249
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total40 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N8899VRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2018 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264257 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was attempting a banner tow pick up demonstration for FAA as a result of a banner tow accident on April 28th, 2013, three days earlier. The airplane picked up the banner tow rope as planned but got too slow during the climb out resulting in an excessive angle of attack causing a stall. The aircraft dipped to the left and descended rapidly striking the ground, breaking in half and flipping over. The pilot was the sole occupant and received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A BANNER TOW PICK UP DEMONSTRATION FOR FAA AS A RESULT OF A BANNER TOW ACCIDENT ON APRIL 28TH, 2013, THREE DAYS EARLIER. THE AIRPLANE PICKED UP THE BANNER TOW ROPE AS PLANNED BUT GOT TOO SLOW DURING THE CLIMB OUT RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK CAUSING A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED TO THE LEFT AND DESCENDED RAPIDLY STRIKING THE GROUND, BREAKING IN HALF AND FLIPPING OVER. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA249Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a banner towing operation, which resulted in the airplane stalling and landing hard.May 1, 2013 · Substantial damage