Cessna 150F accident near Gary, IN
On July 12, 1997, a Cessna 150F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gary, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 12, 1997
- Place
- Gary, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.601°N, 87.410°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08308
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 12, 1997, at 1308 central daylight time, a Cessna 150F, N8197S was destroyed on impact with the terrain following a departure from controlled flight. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was picking up a banner at the time of the accident at the Gary/Chicago Airport, near Gary, Indiana. Two eyewitnesses reported that the airplane was "slow" during the approach to the banner and during the initial climb after picking up the banner. The local flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight originated from the same airport about 1255. The owner/operator of the banner towing business said that the purpose of the flight was to tow a banner reading, "JANNELLE, MARY ME? HOLY COW." The banner was to be towed over Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. He said the pilot had successfully towed banners for this company for about two months prior to the accident. He said that the banner was set up in the grass, on the east side of runway 20. The owner said that the pilot had used this pickup point previously and had successfully towed banners of this size, with this airplane. Two air traffic controllers working in the Gary/Chicago tower witnesses the accident. They indicated that after departure the airplane remained in the traffic pattern until a lull in the traffic allowed the pickup of the banner. They said that the pickup pass was to the south adjacent to runway 20. They said that there was a small delay because the rope fell off one of the poles and the accident airplane continued to c
Probable cause
the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining airspeed which resulted in a stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
