# NTSB ATL05CA155: Bellanca 8GCBC, N88432, Destin, FL, August 28, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 28, 2005, 13:25 local (17:25 UTC) - Place: Destin, FL - Coordinates: 30.40611, -86.828887 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4061&lon=-86.8289&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62342 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA155 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62342/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA155 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - reason for occurrence undetermined, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - ditch - terrain condition - water - Ditching, emergency landing - terrain condition - water ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88432-2008-06-13), registration cancelled 2008-06-13, S/N 126-75, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 8GCBC - Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 126-75 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050828020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050828020959A), Aug 28, 2005: Bbavia 8GCBC, Destin, FL, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot and witness stated to local law enforcement that engine quit while banner towing over Destin, FL beach area. Pilot released banner and made an… ## Other investigations on N88432 (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 MIA78DKJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ22), Feb 19, 1978: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88432), Baker, FL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.