# Accident 20150429005659A: Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA, Colorado Spring, CO, April 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2015, 18:10 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9458° N, 104.5700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9458&lon=-104.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344UA-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (registry code 060004P, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-sp-z-o-o-at-4-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150429005659A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/29/2015 AT APROX 1810 HRS MDT, AIRCRAFT N344UA, AN AT-4LSA, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NE OF COLORADO SPRINGS CO.

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT WITH PILOT AND NON PILOT PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING MANEUVERS AT APROX 4500 FT AGL, WHILE DEMONSTRATING A STALL MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A  FLAT SPIN FROM WHICH THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS DAY VFR, WIND 1405KT, VISABILITY 10SM, CLOUDS FEW200, TEMP 14/01, ALTIMETER 3014.  THERE WERE TWO MINOR INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 GAA15CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA053), Apr 30, 2015: Aero SP Z O O AT 4 LSA (N344UA), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform aerobatic maneuvers in an airplane not certified for aerobatic flight, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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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