Cessna 172N N737FK
28 April 2013 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 2013 at about 19:58 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737FK, operated by Air Reldan Inc, was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront Airport (NEW)
- Coordinates
- 30.0386, -90.0236
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N737FK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Reldan Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Orleans → New Orleans
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA246
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to perform a steep climb before going around following a low pass for a banner tow pickup.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that on his first low-pass attempt, he had missed picking up an advertising banner with the airplane’s grapple hook assembly. On the second pass, he thought he had again missed the aerial pickup towline, so he made a shallow climb. A steep climb is required when a banner is picked up to quickly lift the banner off the ground. The pilot was unaware that during the airplane’s second pass, the nose gear had inadvertently snagged the forward end of the 300-foot-long towline. The banner could not be jettisoned, and it was dragged on the ground during the shallow climb, creating additional drag on the airplane. The pilot reported an abrupt downward pull on the nose of the airplane, which caused him to lose control. The airplane impacted terrain about 1,000 feet south of the pickup location. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage, the engine mount, and the forward firewall. The pilot also reported that there was no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172G | Reading, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Noble Airventure | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172P | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 172N | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Knox Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172S | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | BTG Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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