- Date
- August 28, 2005, 13:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Destin, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N88432Bellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20050828020959A
- Case key
- 62342
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight departed Navarre Airport towing a banner eastbound along the Gulf of Mexico near Miramar Beach. The pilot was one hour and forty-five minutes into the flight when the engine lost power. Emergency procedures were executed, however attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The banner in tow was released and the pilot ditched the airplane into the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot swam to shore and the airplane was not recovered for examination.
Factual narrative
On August 28, 2005, at 1325 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N88432, registered to and operated by Boomer Aviation Inc, collided with water on Miramar Beach, Destin, Florida. The banner tow flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial pilot was not injured, and the airplane was not recovered. The flight departed Fort Walton Beach Airport, Navarre, Florida, at 1240 August 28, 2005.
The flight departed Navarre Airport towing a banner eastbound along the Gulf of Mexico near Miramar Beach. The pilot was one hour and forty-five minutes into the flight when the engine lost power. Emergency procedures were executed, however attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The banner in tow was released and the pilot ditched the airplane into the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot swam to shore and the airplane was not recovered for examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88432
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 126-75
- Engine
- Lycoming O&VO-360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Banner tow · Part 91
- Operator
- Boomer Aviation Inc, doing business as Banner Tow
- Registered owner
- Boomer Aviaition Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 2004
- Departed
- 1J9 · Ft. Walton Beac, FL
- Destination
- 1J9 · Ft. Walton Beac, FL
- Airport
- DTS · Destin
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 4,600 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 11 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 77 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N88432 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.