What happened
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(.19) On July 24, 2001, at 1030 central daylight time, a Boeing stearman PT-17, N56920, collided with the ground at the indian oaks golf course, in Anniston, Alabama. The airplane was operated by the airline transport pilot (ATP) under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane departed Anniston metro airport, Anniston, Alabama, at 1015. According to a witness, the airplane was doing a slow spiral over the golf course and then began to climb, shortly after climbing to an undetermined altitude, the airplane went into a nose down spin and impacted into a stand of trees. Examination of the wreckage found that the airplane impacted the ground in a near vertical nose down attitude and rested inverted on the side of a hill. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and moved to a facility for further examination. (-23)on July 24, 2001, at approximately 10:30 CDT, a Boeing/stearman PT-17, N56920, crashed in a wooded area adjacent to indian oaks golf course north of Anniston, AL. The flight originated at the Anniston airport and was operating under visual flight rules for approximately 15-20 minutes under CFR part 91, and visual meteorological conditions before the accident occured. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. (.4) on July 24, 2001, at 1030 central daylight time, a Boeing stearman PT-17, N56920, collided with the ground at the indian oaks golf course, in Anniston, Alabama. The airplane was registered to a partnership and operated by one of the partners who was an airline transport pilot (ATP) under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane departed Anniston metro airport, Anniston, Alabama, at 1015. According to witnesses, the airplane was circling the golf course and then began to climb, shortly after climbing to an undetermined altitude, the airplane went into a nose down slow spin and impacted into a stand of trees.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 24, 2001, AT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING STEARMAN PT-17, N56920, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT THE INDIAN OAKS GOLF COURSE, IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, AT 1015. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE WAS DOING A SLOW SPIRAL OVER THE GOLF COURSE AND THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB, SHORTLY AFTER CLIMBING TO AN UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A NOSE DOWN SPIN AND IMPACTED INTO A STAND OF TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND RESTED INVERTED ON THE SIDE OF A HILL. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AND MOVED TO A FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23)ON JULY 24, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 CDT, A BOEING/STEARMAN PT-17, N56920, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO INDIAN OAKS GOLF COURSE NORTH OF ANNISTON, AL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ANNISTON AIRPORT AND WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES UNDER CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. (.4) ON JULY 24, 2001, AT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING STEARMAN PT-17, N56920, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT THE INDIAN OAKS GOLF COURSE, IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PARTNERSHIP AND OPERATED BY ONE OF THE PARTNERS WHO WAS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, AT 1015. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE WAS CIRCLING THE GOLF COURSE AND THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB, SHORTLY AFTER CLIMBING TO AN UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A NOSE DOWN SLOW SPIN AND IMPACTED INTO A STAND OF 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.