ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41895
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| Date: | Saturday 27 July 1991 |
| Time: | 11:57 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Andrew & Mary Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N66365 |
| MSN: | 17275987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2609 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lansing, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED OVERFLYING THE AIRPORT FROM SOUTH SOUTHWEST TO NORTH NORTHEAST ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), AT A SLOW AIRSPEED FOR A BANNER DROP. ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS SEEN APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH ABOUT 25 FEET AGL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR A BANNER PICK UP. WITNESSES SAW THE FIRST AIRPLANE DROP THE BANNER AND BEGIN TO CLIMB OUT. THEY STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOW, IN A STEEP CLIMB ALTITUDE. THEY REPORTED THE WINGS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH, THEN THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE DROPPED SUDDENLY. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN WHAT WITNESSES DESCRIBED AS A 'RIGHT HAND SPIN ROTATION' AND CAME TO REST IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THE SECOND AIRPLANE PICKED UP THE BANNER AND BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN DURING LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS. RELATED FACTORS ARE GROUND PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE TRAFFIC ADVISORY, AND THE PILOT'S ABRUPT PULL UP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA233
Location
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] |
| 11-Apr-2024 13:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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