# Accident 19980720047189A: Nord STAMPE SV4C, Ovilla, TX, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 07:15 local time
- Place: Ovilla, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5097° N, 96.8005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5097&lon=-96.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123SV-2000-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord STAMPE SV4C (registry code 6383006, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-stampe-sv4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720047189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO DESCEN D IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE, IMPACTING THE GROUND WHILE IN A TURNING RECOVERY MANEUVER.

## 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 FTW98FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA316), Jul 20, 1998: Nord Stampe SV4C (N123SV), Ovilla, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while performing aerobatic maneuvers.

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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