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FAA accident report · Cessna 2105 · Homestead, FL · May 25, 1997

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Date
May 25, 1997
Place
Homestead, FL
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8214Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97FA173
Reported as
Cessna 2105
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
6
N8214ZRegistration cancelled May 3, 2001 · Cessna 210-5(205)S/N 205-0214Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)

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What happened

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

Departed for parachute jump, climbed 4000FT, lost radio/radar contact at 3600FT, one jumped before crash. (-23) the airplane appeared to be stable in cruise flight and the pilot allowed it to get into a spin situation, and apparently was unable to recover from the stall-spin. As a result the aircraft suffered substantial damage and the pilot and five jumpers onboard died. No enforcement action is taken against the pilot since he is deceased. There is no evidence that the pilot had any kind of spin training since it is not required for commercial pilot level, therefore I am making safety recommendations to include spin training, and spin demonstrations for private and commercial pilots under FAR part 61.107, 61.127, 61.56, and FAR part 105 to include pilot satisfactorydemonstration of parachute jumping operations training. As part of the accident investigation, it was discovered that two different ia's (inspector authorization) performed maintenance on aircraft N8214Z in the past using unapproved data, as revealed on the major repair and alteration, FAA form 337,privacy data omitted privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED FOR PARACHUTE JUMP, CLIMBED 4000FT, LOST RADIO/RADAR CONTACT AT 3600FT, ONE JUMPED BEFORE CRASH. (-23) THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO BE STABLE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE PILOT ALLOWED IT TO GET INTO A SPIN SITUATION, AND APPARENTLY WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL-SPIN. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND FIVE JUMPERS ONBOARD DIED. NO ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS TAKEN AGAINST THE PILOT SINCE HE IS DECEASED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PILOT HAD ANY KIND OF SPIN TRAINING SINCE IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL PILOT LEVEL, THEREFORE I AM MAKING SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCLUDE SPIN TRAINING, AND SPIN DEMONSTRATIONS FOR PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL PILOTS UNDER FAR PART 61.107, 61.127, 61.56, AND FAR PART 105 TO INCLUDE PILOT SATISFACTORYDEMONSTRATION OF PARACHUTE JUMPING OPERATIONS TRAINING. AS PART OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO DIFFERENT IA'S (INSPECTOR AUTHORIZATION) PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON AIRCRAFT N8214Z IN THE PAST USING UNAPPROVED DATA, AS REVEALED ON THE MAJOR REPAIR AND ALTERATION, FAA FORM 337,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA97FA173Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportHomestead, FLThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed as he slowed for a parachutist to jump from the aircraft, and his failure to apply spin recovery emergency procedures prior to ground impact. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's lack of…May 25, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8214Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910723040369IParachute Jumping · Homestead, FLInstructor and student jumpers main chute did not deploy. Reserve chute only half deployed. Two fatalities.Jul 23, 1991 · Reported as Cessna 2105A · 2 fatal