# NTSB Accident ERA15LA358
> **BELLANCA 7KCAB** · 2015-09-14 · Manteo, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA358
- **Event ID:** 20150915X12259
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-14
- **Location:** Manteo, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.913333, -75.701667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 7KCAB
- **Registration:** N86705
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent lodging of the banner-tow cable between the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer after the pilot threw the grapple hook out the window, which resulted in the loss of pitch control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with water.

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