Accident · 2004-10-14

NTSB case SEA05LA006 · Caldwell Glasair II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-10-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Caldwell Glasair II (N706C)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed while executing a wingover maneuver at the top of a vertical climb, leading to an inadvertent spin, and the pilot's inadequate remedial action in attempting to recover from the spin. Factors include performing aerobatic maneuvers close to the terrain.

Source: NTSB case SEA05LA006

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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