# Accident 20130726025539A: Cessna 172M, Farmingdale, NJ, July 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2013, 14:25 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HIXJ
- Location: 40.1956° N, 74.1339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1956&lon=-74.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61929, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61929-2015-05-13) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 1,160 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726025539A

## Narrative

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

DURING BANNER TOW OPERATION AT BLM AIRPORT, AFTER THE BANNER WAS PICKED UP, AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE COMPANY GROUND OPS PERSONNEL, THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ESTABLISH A CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND INEXPLICABLY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RELEASE THE BANNER DURING THE DESCENT, BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL. UNAWARE TO THE PILOT, THE BANNER DID RELEASE SHORTLY BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND, IN AN APPROXIMATE 15 DEG. NOSE DOWN, 35 DEG. LEFT BANK ATTITUDE AND A 290 DEG. HEADING. THE BEGINNING  OF THE BANNER TOW LINE LAY ON THE OPEN GROUND APPROXIMATELY 150' BEHIND THE TAIL HOOK OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE REMAINING LINE STRETCHED-OUT AND TRAILING BEHIND.

## 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 ERA13LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA339), Jul 26, 2013: Cessna 172M (N61929), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s loss of lift shortly after picking up a banner for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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