19731216041729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S2APITTS · Letohatchee, AL · December 16, 1973

Date
December 16, 1973
Place
Letohatchee, AL
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N80029
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74DKJ35
Reported as
Child S2APITTS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total53 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Intentional spin plt did not wait long enough with recovery ctls. Gr dug into gnd drg rcvry.

As the FAA filed it

INTENTIONAL SPIN PLT DID NOT WAIT LONG ENOUGH WITH RECOVERY CTLS.GR DUG INTO GND DRG RCVRY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.