ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179563
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 2015 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7KCAB Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Obx Airplanes Llc |
| Registration: | N86705 |
| MSN: | 442-74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2686 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI), Manteo, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Manteo, NC (MQI) |
| Manteo, NC (MQI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting a banner-tow operation. A witness reported that, after the airplane departed, the pilot threw the grapple hook out the window and that the hook then “whipped” down and then up and that the cable then became lodged between the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot then picked up the banner, and, as the load imparted to the cable by the banner increased, the cable pulled taught until the grappling hook cable became lodged between the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that the elevator then became stuck in the nose down position, which resulted in her inability to further control the airplane's pitch. The airplane then descended and impacted water left of the runway.
A postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed that the banner-tow cable had become lodged between the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. When the cable was removed, control continuity to the flight control surfaces was confirmed.
Probable Cause: The inadvertent lodging of the banner-tow cable between the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer after the pilot threw the grapple hook out the window, which resulted in the loss of pitch control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=86705
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2015 00:58 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Sep-2015 01:11 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2016 19:51 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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