# Accident 20140601006959A: Yakovlev YAK-55M, Stevens Point, WI, June 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Stevens Point Muncipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5433° N, 89.5211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5433&lon=-89.5211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176FD-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-55M (registry code 9830224, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKOVLEV YAK-55M
- Reported engine: VENDENYEV M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,955 total, 107 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140601006959A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2014 AT 12:30 A YAK M55, N176FD ON RECOVERY FROM AN INVERTED FLAT SPIN MANEUVER, THE AIRCRAFT PITCH, ROLLED AND NOSEDIVED INTO A WOODED AREA OFF THE END OF RWY 30 AT THE STEVENS POINT WISCONSIN AIRPORT.  THE ATP RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR 91 RULES PERFORMING MANEUVERS AT THE STEVENS POINT AIRSHOW.

THE CONTROL SURFACE ATTACHMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED AND CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED.

ENGINE SPARK, FUEL, AND ROTATION WERE VERIFIED.

## 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 CEN14FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA266), Jun 1, 2014: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N176FD), Stevens Point, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aerobatic flight, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an accelerated stall at a low altitude.

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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