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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Sevierville, TN · March 22, 1988

Date
March 22, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Sevierville, TN
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9272S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA123
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total20 in this make and model10 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.

Was observed to perform hammerhead stalls at a low altitude. Went into a spin on last one and unable to recover.

As the FAA filed it

WAS OBSERVED TO PERFORM HAMMERHEAD STALLS AT A LOW ALTITUDE. WENT INTO A SPIN ON LAST ONE AND UNABLE TO 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.