20060920021539A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtri Tourist · Cornwall, VT · September 20, 2006

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Date: September 20, 2006 · 19:15 local
Place: Cornwall, VT
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Airtri Tourist
Reported engine: GEO G13BB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Witnesses stated that the aircraft was practicing, what appeared to be stalls, and then was seen spinning straight down. Aircraft impacted top of tree at approximately 70 feet up. Limbs were broken in a straight down path to impact point. Both occupants were fatally injured. Fire consumed the wreckage. A ballistic parachute system was installed but was not activated. The ballistic parachute is accessible only to the front occupant. Propeller blades were broken off and show damage consistent with turning under power at a high speed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING, WHAT APPEARED TO BE STALLS, AND THEN WAS SEEN SPINNING STRAIGHT DOWN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TOP OF TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET UP. LIMBS WERE BROKEN IN A STRAIGHT DOWN PATH TO IMPACT POINT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. FIRE CONSUMED THE WRECKAGE. A BALLISTIC PARACHUTE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED BUT WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE IS ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO THE FRONT OCCUPANT. PROPELLER BLADES WERE BROKEN OFF AND SHOW DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH TURNING UNDER POWER AT A HIGH SPEED.