ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40225
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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 1994 |
| Time: | 11:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Banner Dragon Inc. |
| Registration: | N2834M |
| MSN: | 12-1271 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merritt Island, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE MANEUVERING IN A DIVE TO PICK UP A BANNER THE TOW ROPE GRAPPLING HOOK DUG IN THE GROUND, BOUNCE UP, AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN BETWEEN THE STABILIZER AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO NOSE UP, YAW LEFT AND PITCH NOSE DOWN CRASHING INTO A MANGROVE SWAMP ON THE AIRPORT. THE TOW ROPE RING WAS FOUND JAMMED IN BETWEEN THE STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL DUE TO JAMMING BY THE TOW ROPE WHICH PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94FA114
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 08:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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