- Date
- August 15, 1986, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Valley City, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N35250Senior Aero Sport D-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860815040239A
- Case key
- 6979
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the acft was in lvl flt at low alt when it entered a steep climbing maneuver. Subsequently, it entered a steep dscnt & crashed in aprx a 75 deg nose down attitude. There was evidence the acft was in a right bank & was spinning or spiraling to the right when it crashed. There was virtually no movement after impact. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The passenger's blood tested positive for alcohol, but no evidence was found to show that he was flying the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35250
- Reported as
- Senior Aero Sport D-260
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 10
- Airframe hours
- 439
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John E. Mccourt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986 · 42 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,482 total · 157 in this make and model · 838 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 19,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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