ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42457
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1989 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75 |
| Owner/operator: | Doan Helicopters |
| Registration: | N57946 |
| MSN: | 75-2109 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4206 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | New Smyrna, FL (34J) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NRTHBND BANNER TOWING BIPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE BANNER BEING TOWED BY THE SOUTHBND J-3 WHILE FLYING ABT 500 FT & ABT 200 YDS OFF SHORE. THE BANNER TANGLED IN THE FRT SECTION OF THE BIPLANE & IT DID ABT 3/4 SPIN INTO THE OCEAN AT ABT A 60-DEG ANGLE. BOTH ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE DAB ARSA W/O THE REQ RADIO CLRNCE. THE OWNER OF THE BIPLANE SAID THE PLT HAD BEEN HAVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE: THE BIPLANE PILOT FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID THE COLLISION WITH THE BANNER BEING TOWED BY THE OTHER AIRPLANE.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28613
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1989 | N57946 | Doan Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | New Smyrna Bch., FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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