# Accident 20120908018549A: Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550, Viola, ID, September 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Viola, ID
- Airport: Private Property
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8294° N, 116.9981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8294&lon=-116.9981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550YS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550YS-2013-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schoepflin Dale E DA-4-550 (registry code 05604Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/schoepflin-dale-e-da-4-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHOEPFLIN DALE E DA-4-550
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908018549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DROPPING STREAMERS WHILE FLYING AT APROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL OVER A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR A POLITICAL FUND RAISING DINNER.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE FLYING TOO SLOW AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A STEEP TURN, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN.AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED BY A POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 WPR12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA410), Sep 9, 2012: Schoepflin DA-4-550 (N550YS), Viola, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin with insufficient altitude to recover.

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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