# NTSB Accident MIA94LA195
> **CHAMPION 7GCAA** · 1994-08-14 · MERRITT ISLAND, FL, USA · SERS
## 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.

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