- Date
- March 26, 1994, 14:28 local (19:28 UTC)
- Place
- N. Myrtle Beach, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16233Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940326006589A
- Case key
- 3362
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Probable cause
The improper procedures used by ground personnel during banner tow operations.
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 pilot was attempting a banner pick-up. The target banner became entangled with another banner on the surface. The weight and drag of the two banners together exceeded the airplane's available power. The aircraft stalled and impacted the water next to the pick-up point.
Factual narrative
On March 26, 1994, at about 1428 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N16233 was substantially damaged following a collision with water during a banner tow operation near N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The commercial pilot received minor injuries in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Aero Signs, Incorporated of N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight.
According to witnesses, the pilot was attempting a banner pick-up. During the banner pick-up, the banner became entangled with another banner on the surface. The weight and drag created by both banners resulted in an inability to maintain altitude. The aircraft stalled, and impacted the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16233
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073561
- Airframe hours
- 4,940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero Signs, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 23, 1994 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- CRE
- Destination
- 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
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 416 total · 70 in this make and model · 361 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 55 °F
- 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.