# Accident 19941203040339A: Mrchti SF260, Las Vegas, NV, December 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2407° N, 115.2305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2407&lon=-115.2305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58FD-1996-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,540 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941203040339A

## Narrative

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

GIVING DUAL FOR SIMULATED DOG FIGHT WITH ANOTHER SF260. PASSENGER TOLD PULLUP. ENTERED SPIN. RECOVERY WAS TOO LATE.

## 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 LAX95FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA043), Dec 3, 1994: Siai-Marchetti SF260C (N58FD), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane by inadvertently allowing the flying passenger to enter a stall/spin. Factors in the accident were the passenger's interference with the…

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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