Accident · 2004-08-08

NTSB case ATL04LA166 · Sidney FREEBIRD · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-08-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Sidney FREEBIRD (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Marvin G. Ison Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Marvin G. Ison

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall, and collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's total lack of experience in type of aircraft.

Source: NTSB case ATL04LA166

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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