Accident · 2000-08-04

NTSB case CHI00LA239 · KOLLIER PITTS S1C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: KOLLIER PITTS S1C (N87V)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during an intentional inverted flat spin and the initial control inputs he used in an attempt to recover were improper. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot became disoriented during the maneuver.

Source: NTSB case CHI00LA239

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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