Accident Bellanca 7KCAB Citabria N86628,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43407
 
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Date:Monday 18 July 1988
Time:13:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bellanca 7KCAB Citabria
Owner/operator:General Aerial Advertising Inc
Registration: N86628
MSN: 426-74
Total airframe hrs:2092 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-320-E2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Egg Harbor Twsp, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Banner and glider towing
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE BELLANCA WAS MANEUVERING AND HAD HOOKED UP WITH A BANNER, WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT FULL POWER WHEN IT WENT INTO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND STALLED TO THE RIGHT. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE SLOWER THAN USUAL AS THE BANNER WAS PICKED UP. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE BANNER WAS AT THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT/LENGTH FOR THIS OPERATION. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26356

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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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