- Date
- August 19, 1978
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2578ZBellanca 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780819048809I
- Case key
- 140005
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2251 78/8/19 HOUSTON,TX BELLANCA 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1145 N2578Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING 14000 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WHILE PICKING UP BANNER TOW CABLE HOOKED OVER TAIL WHEEL RUDDER HORN WHICH FAILED & SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2578Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Hobby Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.