Accident · 1996-07-02

NTSB case NYC96LA139 · Titan Aircraft TORNADO · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-07-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Titan Aircraft TORNADO (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

failure of the student pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during an apparent go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of certification, and inadequate certification/approval of the aircraft.

Source: NTSB case NYC96LA139

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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