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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Poplarville, MS · February 17, 2013

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Date: February 17, 2013 · 15:33 local
Place: Poplarville, MS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Aircraft operator departed the rv park for the first flight in the aircraft, an unregistered LSA. The aircraft may not have been registered prior to the deadline set to register ultra-lights. After a flight around the local area, it appears the operator approached the rv park for a low pass. Once he reached the tree line, he executed a pull up to avoid the trees and entered a stall, leading to a spin. The aircraft had two seats but no documentation supported it being registered. The girlfriend reported that the operator had taken flight lessons and was within 2 hours of his licenses. The training was reported to have taken place in Wisconsin. No record was found on the operator in the FAA databases to show a student certificate. Girl friend also reported the operator had 2 beers prior to departure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OPERATOR DEPARTED THE RV PARK FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AN UNREGISTERED LSA. THE AIRCRAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE SET TO REGISTER ULTRA-LIGHTS. AFTER A FLIGHT AROUND THE LOCAL AREA, IT APPEARS THE OPERATOR APPROACHED THE RV PARK FOR A LOW PASS. ONCE HE REACHED THE TREE LINE, HE EXECUTED A PULL UP TO AVOID THE TREES AND ENTERED A STALL, LEADING TO A SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TWO SEATS BUT NO DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTED IT BEING REGISTERED. THE GIRLFRIEND REPORTED THAT THE OPERATOR HAD TAKEN FLIGHT LESSONS AND WAS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF HIS LICENSES. THE TRAINING WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN WISCONSIN. NO RECORD WAS FOUND ON THE OPERATOR IN THE FAA DATABASES TO SHOW A STUDENT CERTIFICATE. GIRL FRIEND ALSO REPORTED THE OPERATOR HAD 2 BEERS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.