# Accident 20180627008679A: Cessna 150J, Manteo, NC, June 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Dare County Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9189° N, 75.6956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9189&lon=-75.6956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60111-2020-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180627008679A

## Narrative

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

N60111 WAS ENGAGED IN BANNER TOW OPERATIONS FROM RUNWAY 5 AT THE KMQI AIRPORT.  WITNESSES ON THE GROUND SAW THE PILOT COME IN TOO LOW ON HIS FIRST BANNER PICK OF THE DAY AND PICKED UP THE BANNER WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT INSTEAD OF THE BANNER HOOK.  GROUND CREWS SPOKE TO THE PILOT ON THE RADIO AND STATED THAT THE "BANNER WAS ON THE TAIL".  THE PILOT RESPONDED ON THE RADIO "I KNOW, I AM HAVING TROUBLE STEERING".  THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CLIMB OUT ON APPROXIMATELY THE RUNWAY HEADING.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT TURN, AWAY FROM THE PREVAILING WIND (130 DEGREES), AND WAS SEEN ENTERING A STALL/SPIN THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECOVER FROM.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES TO THE LEFT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 5.  THE PILOT SURVIVED THE CRASH BUT LATER PERISHED DUE TO THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH.

## 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 ERA18FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA180), Jun 27, 2018: Cessna 150J (N60111), Manteo, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control due to the banner tow rope becoming entangled with the left horizontal stabilizer in crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N60111 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840720046129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720046129I), Jul 20, 1984: Cessna 150J (N60111), West Chicago, IL. Failed to remove wooden aileron gust locks prior to takeoff. Was able to circle and land using the rudder.

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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