- Date
- September 4, 1988, 11:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7093FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880904036749A
- Case key
- 25860
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Probable cause
Pilot's in flight loss of control of the aircraft during a banner pickup sequence.
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
Tower controllers and other witnesses saw the aircraft pick up a banner at the end of the runway, then pitch up into a steeper than normal climb attitude. The witnesses saw the aircraft wings rock from side to side before it 'stalled and entered a spin to the right.' No preimpact failures or malfunctions were identified with the aircraft or the tow apparatus. The pilot had only limited recent flight experience and this was only his fourth banner tow flight of the season.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7093F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063963
- Airframe hours
- 4,231
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Tom King, doing business as Tom King Aerial Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Tom King Aerial Ent.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1988 · 94 hours before
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Destination
- CNO
- Airport
- CNO · Chino Muni, runway 8, 3,856 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 3,900 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CNO
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 N7093F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.