# Accident 20141024021049A: Slingsby T67M-260, Randsburg, CA, October 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Randsburg, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4128° N, 117.7136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4128&lon=-117.7136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456FR-2015-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slingsby T67M-260 (registry code 8323005, https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t67m-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41799, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINGSBY T67M-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540-D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,845 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141024021049A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING SPIN TRAINING FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 11,200 FAT, N456FR, OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL, WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN PRIOR TO IMPACTING DESERT TERRAIN AT 2,500 FAT, RESULTING IN DUAL FATALITIES.

## 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 WPR15FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA021), Oct 24, 2014: Slingsby T67M 260 (N456FR), Ridgecrest, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to recover from a spin for reasons that could not be determined based on available information. Contributing to the student's fatal injury was his delayed egress from the airplane…

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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