# NTSB NYC84FIG02: Cessna 172, N8323B, Elkton, MD, May 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1984, 18:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Coordinates: 39.599796, -75.820549 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5998&lon=-75.8205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FIG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35406/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FIG02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - ostentatious display, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper climb rate - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - pull-up - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS FLOWN OVER THE FIELD AT LOW ALT IN AN ATTEMPT TO PICK UP AN AD BANNER. THE ACFT HAD DIVED IN A SHALLOW ANGLE FROM 300 FT TO PERFORM THE PICK-UP. THE BANNER WAS MISSED BY THE PLT WHO CLIMBED AWAY IN A STEEP ASCENT UNTIL HE ENTERED A HAMMERHEAD STALL TO THE LEFT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A VERTICAL DESCENT INTO A CORN FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8323B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36123
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90-8F 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Garrison Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner: Hubert Fl. Jett
- Last inspection: Annual, August 6, 1982
- Departed: 2N0, ELKTON, MD

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 365 total, 109 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 0° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IAD, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840519017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519017779A), May 19, 1984: Cessna 172, Elkton, MD, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in during a steep pull up after missing a banner tow pick up.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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