19800308005059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C · Tracy, CA · March 8, 1980

Date
March 8, 1980 · 15:40 local
Place
Tracy, CA
Airport
New Jerusalem
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55TH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVD12
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total148 in this make and model57 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.

Inadvertently entered flat inverted spin while doing acrobatics. Did not recover.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENTLY ENTERED FLAT INVERTED SPIN WHILE DOING ACROBATICS. DID NOT RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

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