Accident · 1990-05-28

NTSB case NYC90LA116 · STINSON 108-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-05-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: STINSON 108-1 (N77WC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND SUBSEQUENT STALL WHEN THE PILOT'S SEAT BACK FAILED AND THE PILOT HUNG ONTO THE CONTROL WHEEL, RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.

Source: NTSB case NYC90LA116

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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