ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210278
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 2017 |
| Time: | 08:55 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Adroaldo Begrow |
| Registration: | N181TM |
| MSN: | 114-74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5909 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Foley, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Foley, AL (0AL1) |
| Foley, AL (0AL1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during banner towing operations, he was on approach to drop the banner and pulled the tow release, but the banner did not release. The banner hit the ground and broke away from the airplane, and the airplane nosed over.
The release mechanism has three hooks, but they typically only use the No. 1 hook. Postaccident examination of the hook release mechanism did not reveal any anomalies that would have prevented the banner from being released. The pilot believed that the ground crew mistakenly set up the No. 3 hook to pick up and tow the banner instead of the No. 1 hook. Therefore, when he went to release the banner from the No.1 hook, there was nothing to release.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The ground crew’s incorrect hook up of the banner, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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| 7 June 1977 | N86770 | 1 | Haverhill,MA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-May-2018 13:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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