# Accident 20130501008019A: Cessna 172M, Abita Springs, LA, May 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Abita Springs, LA
- Airport: St. Tammany Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4450° N, 89.9889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4450&lon=-89.9889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8899V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8899V-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 40 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130501008019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA249), May 1, 2013: Cessna 172M (N8899V), Covington, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a banner towing operation, which resulted in the airplane stalling and landing hard.

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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