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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Raleigh, NC · May 7, 1989

Date
May 7, 1989 · 17:20 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Triple W Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7VC
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89DMG03
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,865 total1,310 in this make and model50 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.

Got into a flat spin and unable to recover before ground impact while practising acrobatics. Aircraft burned.

As the FAA filed it

GOT INTO A FLAT SPIN AND UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT WHILE PRACTISING ACROBATICS. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7VC · 1

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