Accident · 1990-07-28

NTSB case ATL90FA150 · PIPER PA-18A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-07-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18A (N2789P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sky Signs LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKY SIGNS INC.

Probable cause

TOWLINE INTERFERENCE WITH THE RUDDER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPINN. A FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE COMPANY/OPERATOR MANAGEMENT TO ADEQUATELY GUARD AGAINST SUCH INTERFERENCE.

Source: NTSB case ATL90FA150

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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