SERS · CHAMPION 7GCAA · 1994-08-14 · MERRITT ISLAND, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA94LA195
Event ID
20001206X02104
Type
Accident
Date
1994-08-14
Location
MERRITT ISLAND, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.320495, -80.680908
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CHAMPION
Model
7GCAA
Registration
N9669S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO VISUALLY VERIFY THAT THE TOW ROPE WAS NOT WRAPPED AROUND ANY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE AND THE INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ENTANGLEMENT OF THE TOW EQUIPMENT WITH THE RUDDER HORN, RUDDER MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO FULL DEFLECTION, AND INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO RELEASE THE BANNER.