# NTSB Accident CHI96FA237
> **Piper PA-12** · 1996-07-13 · ROSELLE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA237
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06163
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-13
- **Location:** ROSELLE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.979404, -88.079994
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N25JP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper decision to perform a go-around, while there was restricted rudder movement and the banner was still attached to the airplane, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and an inadvertent stall.  Factors relating to the accident were: the banner tow line becoming entangled on the rudder horn, and the pilot's inability (or failure) to jettison the banner.

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