- Date
- July 4, 1985, 12:29 local (16:29 UTC)
- Place
- Cape May, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1880GBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850704031499A
- Case key
- 35570
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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 tow plane came in for a banner pickup. The ground handler holding the tail of the double banner had his left foot caught by the banner as it went airborne. The ground handler was carried 50 to 100 ft in the air prior to falling to the ground. The ground handler was fatally injured. The aircraft was not damaged and pilot was not injured. The operator stated that the ground handler who had been employed two weeks had received training on proper procedures. No training is required by the 14 CFR 91.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1880G
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50
- Airframe hours
- 3,518
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Astro Aerial Advertising
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · April 1, 1985
- Departed
- ACY · Atlantic City, NJ
- Destination
- WWD · Cape May Co., NJ
- Airport
- WWD · Cape May County Airport
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
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 N1880G · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.