ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42325
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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 1997 |
| Time: | 13:08 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Ad Air Lines, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8197S |
| MSN: | 15061797 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5052 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gary, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KGYY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was involved in a banner towing operation. During a low pass to pick up a banner, the airplane was slow and after picking up the banner was unable to fly away with the banner. The pilot elected to drop the banner; however, the airplane departed controlled flight, entered a inadvertent stall/spin from which the pilot did not recover prior to impact with the terrain.
Probable Cause: the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining airspeed which resulted in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97FA208
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] |
| 08-Apr-2024 14:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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