19881015047629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SISU 1A · Borrego Springs, CA · October 15, 1988

Date: October 15, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place: Borrego Springs, CA
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N252JB
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX89DUM01
Reported as: Amtr SISU1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,011 total

N252JBRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 1988 · Arlington SISU 1AS/N 105 Airframe modelArlington SISU 1A

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What happened

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Apparently stalled and went into a spin while soaring in a thermal. Pilot had no spin training. Failed to recover.

As the FAA filed it

APPARENTLY STALLED AND WENT INTO A SPIN WHILE SOARING IN A THERMAL. PILOT HAD NO SPIN TRAINING. FAILED 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.

NTSB LAX89DUM01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBorrego Springs, CAWhile thermal soaring, the acft entered a steep spinning descent, three turns to the right followed by two turns to the left and ground impact in a near vertical attitude. No evidence was found of aircraft structural failure or control malfunction. The…Oct 15, 1988 · Substantial damage