Cessna 150L accident near Boone, IA
On September 2, 2010, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boone, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 2, 2010
- Place
- Boone, IA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.067°N, 93.817°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100902X42424
Official records · CEN10LA514
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 2, 2010, about 0921 central daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N10128, operated by Drake Aerial Enterprises, LLC, and piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damaged when it collided with terrain near Boone, Iowa. The airplane was conducting banner tow operations under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local banner tow flight departed the Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), near Boone, Iowa, about 0907. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was on file. A witness at the fixed base operator (FBO), who saw the airplane depart from runway 15, stated that the airplane never gained much altitude and its banner looked like it was "very close" to dragging on the ground. The witness watched the airplane turn east and then back north with not much of an altitude change. The witness and two others went up in an airplane and spotted the wreckage. The banner was north of the aircraft and according to the witness, it appeared that "the aircraft went almost straight down because there was not much corn disturbed." Another witness at the FBO stated that he observed the takeoff. He heard the initial takeoff and the approach to the banner. The engine "sounded normal." A witness near the accident site reported that the banner was "dipping" in the wind and all of sudden, it "got caught in the corn." Within two to three seconds the "plane nose dived straight down into the field." Another witness near the accident site stated that the airplane "seemed to be struggling to ga
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing low-level banner towing operations with a gusting wind.
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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.
