What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 8th 2025, at approximately 10:38 am at the Keystone Heights Airport (K42J) near Stark Florida, N330SL, an Extra flugzeugpruktions 300SC s/n SC050 entered an inverted spin while performing aerobatics. The aircraft entered the spin from approximately 3500’ and the private pilot, certificate number 3061384, (1472 hrs as of 5/19/25) was unable to recover and was fatally injured. A post accident fire consumed most of the aircraft, which crashed inverted slightly nose down, near the center of the airport (29.50.28N, 82.0305W) between the two runways. Wx: GNV10:53AM 10SM, 6KTS@190’ bcn 10,000, temp 25C/DPT18C, alt 29.97.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 8TH 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:38 AM AT THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT (K42J) NEAR STARK FLORIDA, N330SL, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRUKTIONS 300SC S/N SC050 ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE SPIN FROM APPROXIMATELY 3500’ AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 3061384, (1472 HRS AS OF 5/19/25) WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH CRASHED INVERTED SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT (29.50.28N, 82.0305W) BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS. WX: GNV10:53AM 10SM, 6KTS@190’ BCN 10,000, TEMP 25C/DPT18C, ALT 29.97.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.