# Accident 19900221002519A: Mrchti SF260, Agoura, CA, February 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1990, 17:16 local time
- Place: Agoura, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1206° N, 118.7598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1206&lon=-118.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24FD-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221002519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS ENTERED A SPIN AND FAILED TO RECOVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA059), Feb 22, 1990: Siai-Marchetti SF260C (N24FD), Agoura, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING ACROBATIC FLIGHT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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