# Accident 19970430007169A: Porter Emmor K STOLP SA-750, Huntington Town, PA, April 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1997, 18:35 local time
- Place: Huntington Town, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1007° N, 79.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1007&lon=-79.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513EP-1998-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porter Emmor K STOLP SA-750 (registry code 05625B1, https://openairdocs.org/model/porter-emmor-k-stolp-sa-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC IO540N1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 51 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007169A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS IN ACRO DUSTER. POSSIBLE INVERTED SPSIN FROM A HAMMERHEAD STALL.

## 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 NYC97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA083), Apr 30, 1997: Porter Stolp SA-750 (N513EP), E. Huntingdon, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: was the pilot's entry into an uncontrolled stall/spin and his inadequate recovery from the maneuver which resulted in collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the low entry altitude for…

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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