Cessna 170A accident near Miami, FL
On January 31, 1998, a Cessna 170A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Miami, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 31, 1998
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 25.941°N, 80.320°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09478
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 31, 1998, about 1418 eastern standard time, a Cessna 170A, N1200D, registered to a private individual, experienced a loss of control and crashed shortly after picking up a banner at the Opa-Locka West Airport, Miami, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 2 minutes earlier. According to a witness who was within about 100 yards from the crash site and is the owner of a banner towing company, earlier in the day the pilot prepared a banner for his sister and flew it over her house. The pilot then returned to the Opa-Locka West Airport, dropped the banner and landed. The pilot then asked him if he could fly around the traffic pattern, a larger banner that was scheduled to be flown later that day for revenue. The banner company owner advised the pilot that the wind was from the west at 10 knots and to "watch the wind." Additionally, before the flight departed, the banner release mechanism was checked by applying an aft force to an attached grapple hook. The flight departed and according to the witness, the pilot performed a long, low approach flying northbound toward the banner pick-up location, which was just west of the western edge of the north runway with some flaps extended. The pilot was successful in picking up the banner and began what he noted was a normal climb, then when the banner was completely off the ground, the pilot released it. He then noted
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during a banner pickup, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. The lack of altitude for a stall recovery was a related factor.
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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.
