# Accident 20190811014829A: Peachey Sam ACRO SPORT II, Jersey Shore, PA, August 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2019, 17:40 local time
- Place: Jersey Shore, PA
- Airport: Jersey Shore
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2075° N, 77.2192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2075&lon=-77.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43032, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43032-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peachey Sam ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05619C3, https://openairdocs.org/model/peachey-sam-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PEACHEY SAM ACRO SPORT II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190811014829A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS INTERVIEWS CONSISTENTLY STATED THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 27 TURNED 180 DEGREES, MADE A HIGH SPEED PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL ON RUNWAY 9. NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 9 THE AIRCRAFT PULLED NOSE UP 90 DEGREES, AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED FELL LEFT WING DOWN, SPIRALED 2 AND HALF TURNS AND LANDED NEARLY FLAT 300 FEET NORTH OF THE END OF RUNWAY 9. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING 270. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA19FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA243), Aug 11, 2019: Poberezny Acro Sport II (N43032), Jersey Shore, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct low altitude aerobatic maneuvers which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an…

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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