Accident · 1994-06-19

NTSB case MIA94LA162 · STOLTE DEUCE · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: STOLTE DEUCE (N10RS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND RECOVERING FROM A SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, LACK OF FORMAL TRAINING IN AEROBATIC FLIGHT, AND OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO PERFORM AEROBATICS.

Source: NTSB case MIA94LA162

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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