# NTSB Accident MIA93LA096
> **PIPER PA-20** · 1993-04-03 · FORT WALTON BCH, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA93LA096
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12190
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-04-03
- **Location:** FORT WALTON BCH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.409542, -86.659416
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-20
- **Registration:** N7011K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE GRAPPLE HOOK/CABLE AFTER DEPLOYMENT, TO ENSURE IT WAS FREE FROM ALL CONTROL SURFACES PRIOR TO INITIATING A BANNER PICKUP.

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