Bellanca 8GCBC N181TM
23 August 2017 · Foley, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 2017 at about 13:55 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N181TM, operated by Adroaldo Begrow, was involved in an accident near Foley, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Foley, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Resort (0AL1)
- Coordinates
- 30.4444, -87.6597
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N181TM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Adroaldo Begrow
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Foley → Foley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA537
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The ground crew’s incorrect hook up of the banner, which resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during banner towing operations, he was on approach to drop the banner and pulled the tow release, but the banner did not release. The banner hit the ground and broke away from the airplane, and the airplane nosed over. The release mechanism has three hooks, but they typically only use the No. 1 hook. Postaccident examination of the hook release mechanism did not reveal any anomalies that would have prevented the banner from being released. The pilot believed that the ground crew mistakenly set up the No. 3 hook to pick up and tow the banner instead of the No. 1 hook. Therefore, when he went to release the banner from the No.1 hook, there was nothing to release. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2017 | Bellanca 8KCAB | El Dorado, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Apr 2017 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Stafford, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2018 | Bellanca 8GCBC | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | Blues Air Llc | No injuries | - |
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