Cessna 172M N8899V

Summary

On 1 May 2013 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N8899V, operated by Northshore Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Covington, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 May 2013 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Covington, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

St. Tammany Regional Airport (L31)

Coordinates

30.4450, -89.9889

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N8899V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Northshore Group LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Banner Tow

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Covington → Covington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA249

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a banner towing operation, which resulted in the airplane stalling and landing hard.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a banner towing demonstration flight for a flight examiner, the airplane stalled. The pilot applied full-forward elevator controls; however, he was unable to recover the airplane, and it subsequently landed hard. The pilot reported that he did not hear the stall warning horn sound. No anomalies were detected in the stall warning system after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.