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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Clovis, NM · August 25, 1981

Date
August 25, 1981 · 13:35 local
Place
Clovis, NM
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N51RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQG57
Reported as
Child S1SPITTS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,087 total57 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Unable to recover from practice inverted spin. Bailed out. Improper recovery attempt.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM PRACTICE INVERTED SPIN. BAILED OUT. IMPROPER RECOVERY ATTEMPT.

NTSB investigation

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