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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 · Eloy, AZ · April 3, 1990

Date
April 3, 1990 · 18:35 local
Place
Eloy, AZ
Airport
Eloy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N104KF
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA135
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,138 total112 in this make and model164 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.

Recovered too low to check high sink rate after inverted flat spin. Use of smoke a factor. Warned to recover higher

As the FAA filed it

RECOVERED TOO LOW TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE AFTER INVERTED FLAT SPIN. USE OF SMOKE A FACTOR. WARNED TO RECOVER HIGHER

NTSB investigation

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