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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Ft Mcdowell, AZ · May 31, 2004

Date: May 31, 2004 · 09:05 local
Place: Ft Mcdowell, AZ
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N48579
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04FA223
Reported as: Boeing B75N1
Reported engine: Continental W670*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N48579Registration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-6929 · Built 1942 Airframe modelBoeing B75N1 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) From witness statements obtained by ft. Mcdowell tribal police it appears as the pilot was doing aerobatic maneuvers and after a barrell roll the aircraft did a stall/spin and crashed on the mountain side.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FROM WITNESS STATEMENTS OBTAINED BY FT. MCDOWELL TRIBAL POLICE IT APPEARS AS THE PILOT WAS DOING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AND AFTER A BARRELL ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DID A STALL/SPIN AND CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX04FA223Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMesa, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing aerobatics that resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.May 31, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N48579 · 1

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

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