Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA86FA135

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N2321U

CESSNA 172D

Analysis

WHILE ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO PICK UP AN AERIAL ADVERTISING BANNER THE FLIGHT CAPTURED THE BANNER AND AS IT PULLED UP TO CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE WITH THE BANNER STILL ATTACHED. WITNESSES STATED AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED TO PICK UP THE BANNER IT APPEARED TO BE FLYING SLOW. THE BANNER PICKED UP CONTAINED 41 LETTERS ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE PILOT STATED HE NORMALLY NEVER CARRIES MORE THAN 38 LETTERS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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