ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368999
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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 1989 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Desert Air Ads |
| Registration: | N61315 |
| MSN: | 15070958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3340 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bermuda Dunes, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda Dunes, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A BANNER TOW OPERATION, TWO BANNERS WERE SET ON THE GROUND FOR PICKUP. JUST PRIOR TO PICKUP BY ONE OF THE AIRPLANES, A GUST OF WIND BLEW ONE BANNER ON TOP OF THE OTHER . THE AIRPLANE PICKED UP BOTH BANNERS WITHOUT THE PILOT KNOWING. THE GROUND PERSONNEL NOTIFIED THE PILOT WHO STARTED A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO RELEASE THE BANNERS. HOWEVER, THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNERS AT LOW ALTITUDE AND SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT OPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER ASSISTANCE BY GROUND PERSONNEL WHO INADVERTENTLY OVERLOADED THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN JETTISONING THE LOAD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA143
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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