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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sphrth Ventusa · Fairfield, PA · June 1, 1994

Date
June 1, 1994 · 14:20 local
Place
Fairfield, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N166W
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA083
Reported as
Sphrth Ventusa
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,763 total830 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Exceeded design load in abrupt manuevers. Bailed out after airframe failure. Chute open, but fell through trees.

As the FAA filed it

EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD IN ABRUPT MANUEVERS. BAILED OUT AFTER AIRFRAME FAILURE. CHUTE OPEN, BUT FELL THROUGH TREES.

NTSB investigation

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