19861220068429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S1PITTS · El Paso, TX · December 20, 1986

Date
December 20, 1986 · 15:21 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
West Texas
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N16GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87DQA01
Reported as
Child S1PITTS
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,383 total85 in this make and model22 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.

The aircraft impacted the ground in an inverted spin. Pilot continued aerobatic maneuver below safe altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED SPIN. PILOT CONTINUED AEROBATIC MANEUVER BELOW SAFE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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