Accident · 1996-12-14

NTSB case SEA97FA037 · Bellanca 8KCAB · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-12-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bellanca 8KCAB (N278ML)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Skinner Aviation Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKINNER AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

The failure of the first pilot (flight instructor) to initiate proper aircraft control, and his failure to perform the adequate remedial action to recover from an intentional inverted spin.

Source: NTSB case SEA97FA037

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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