- Date
- November 11, 1989, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4115YBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891111046789A
- Case key
- 34909
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Probable cause
The banner tow pick up equipment became entangled resulting in a jammed rudder and restricted aircraft control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting to pick up an aerial towed banner, the pick-up hook fouled the acft's rudder causing a hard left rudder flying configuration. Unable to free the banner, and losing altitude, the pilot attempted a landing on a farm field. After touch down, the banner broke free of the acft, and shortly after, the acft struck a drainage ditch and overturned. No mechanical malfunction of the pick-up mechanism was discovered on post accident investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4115Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 948-76
- Airframe hours
- 1,968
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Aerial Ads Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aerial Ads Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1989 · 48 hours before
- Airport
- ASG · Springdale, runway 18, 5,302 × 75 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,100 total · 85 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 119 in the last 90 days · 53 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV, 10 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.