- Date
- July 15, 1979
- Place
- Elk Rapids, MI · ELK RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6171USmith Sport Aire
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790715017039A
- Case key
- 135120
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1462 79/7/15 ELK RAPIDS,MI SMITH SPORT AIRE CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 488 TIME - 1307 N6171U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HESSEL,MI ACME,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6171U
- Reported as
- Smith Sport Aire
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6171URegistration cancelled Sep 11, 1980 · Smith Sport Aire M - 1Airframe modelSmith Sport Aire M - 1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.