- Date
- August 5, 1989, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Shirley, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5084XChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890805027409A
- Case key
- 36454
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain proper airspeed, and his delay to jettison the banner, which resulted in a stall.
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 aircraft departed runway 24 for a banner pickup on the inactive runway. The pilot flew a standard pattern, announced his intentions, then picked up the banner. After the pickup, he lowered the nose for a shallower climb. The aircraft rocked gently left and right, but the pilot maintained a straight flight path. He lowered the nose further, but the rocking continued. He then released the banner, but the aircraft settled to the ground & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5084X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15F
- Airframe hours
- 3,806
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Brookfield Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Island Aerial Ads., Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 28, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- Brookhavens
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- 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
- 1,196 total · 163 in this make and model · 996 as pilot in command · 208 in the last 90 days · 73 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.