- Date
- May 23, 1992, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- N.Myrtle Beach, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6209RCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920523016249A
- Case key
- 8605
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Probable cause
The ostentatious display of the Piper cub's pilot caused the accident airplane's pilot to loose control and crash.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The banner tow airplane was flying 400 feet from the shore line at 400 feet AGL when an unidentified Piper cub passed within 100 feet of the right wing. The Piper turned left in front of the banner tow aircraft and the pilot lost control of the airplane. The banner tow airplane crashed off shore into the water. No mechanical problems were reported with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6209R
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1506509
- Airframe hours
- 7,880
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Aerial Sign Company Of Sc
- Registered owner
- Aerial Sign Company Of Sc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1992 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- CRE
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 850 total · 60 in this make and model · 650 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.