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NYC85FA162

1985-07-04 · CAPE MAY, New Jersey, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport WWD

Current FAA registration · N1880G

Make / Model
CHAMPION 7GCBC
Year of manufacture
1968 · 17 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680528
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A160C3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE TOW PLANE CAME IN FOR A BANNER PICKUP. THE GROUND HANDLER HOLDING THE TAIL OF THE DOUBLE BANNER HAD HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BY THE BANNER AS IT WENT AIRBORNE. THE GROUND HANDLER WAS CARRIED 50 TO 100 FT IN THE AIR PRIOR TO FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE GROUND HANDLER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE GROUND HANDLER WHO HAD BEEN EMPLOYED TWO WEEKS HAD RECEIVED TRAINING ON PROPER PROCEDURES. NO TRAINING IS REQUIRED BY THE 14 CFR 91. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85FA162.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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