# Accident 19940123000749A: Supac LCA, Lake City, SC, January 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake City, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8598° N, 79.7505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8598&lon=-79.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72M-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LCA (registry code 8730202, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LCA
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,742 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940123000749A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN TRYING TO JOIN UP WITH 2 AERONCAS FOR FORMATION FLIGHT. ENTERED SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 ATL94FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA043), Jan 23, 1994: Culver LCA (N72M), Lake City, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

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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