What happened
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On may 5, 2014 during a banner towing operation, N4519Y, PA-25-235 crashed into a house in a residential neighborhood at 1544 MDT. No injuries to the sole occupant on board or to anybody on the ground.
The aircraft departed 18V at approximately 1500 for a banner tow over coors field. The route was west out of 18V, crossed over I-25, then south to coors field. According to the initial interview with the pilot, he circled north of E-470 due to performance issues with the aircraft to gain altitude. He preceded south over east 120 avenue and decided to terminate the flight due to performance issues and was looking for an off field landing site. He started a turn to the west over 112th avenue and he dropped the banner due to the continue loss of altitude. He crashed into a house located at privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 5, 2014 DURING A BANNER TOWING OPERATION, N4519Y, PA-25-235 CRASHED INTO A HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT 1544 MDT. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD OR TO ANYBODY ON THE GROUND.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 18V AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FOR A BANNER TOW OVER COORS FIELD. THE ROUTE WAS WEST OUT OF 18V, CROSSED OVER I-25, THEN SOUTH TO COORS FIELD. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE CIRCLED NORTH OF E-470 DUE TO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT TO GAIN ALTITUDE. HE PRECEDED SOUTH OVER EAST 120 AVENUE AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT DUE TO PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND WAS LOOKING FOR AN OFF FIELD LANDING SITE. HE STARTED A TURN TO THE WEST OVER 112TH AVENUE AND HE DROPPED THE BANNER DUE TO THE CONTINUE LOSS OF ALTITUDE. HE CRASHED INTO A HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
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