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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 1-23D · Churchville, MD · December 11, 2010

Date
December 11, 2010 · 15:00 local
Place
Churchville, MD
Airport
Harford County Airport
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91896
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA087
Reported as
Schweizer SGS 1-23D
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total400 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was practicing spins. Did not recover from spin and collided with trees. Aircraft received substantial damage. Pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING SPINS. DID NOT RECOVER FROM SPIN AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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