- Date
- February 21, 1990, 17:16 local (Feb 22, 1990, 01:16 UTC)
- Place
- Agoura, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N24FDSiai-Marchetti SF260C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900221002519A
- Case key
- 17820
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Probable cause
Loss of control of the aircraft during acrobatic flight and the pilot's failure to recover from a spin.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot, with a passenger aboard, was doing acrobatic maneuvers in an aircraft certificated for acrobatic flying. The aircraft was observed in a left-hand spin until ground impact. Examination of the wreckage revealed no preaccident mechanical failure or malfunction of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24FD
- Reported as
- Siai-Marchetti SF260C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 299
- Airframe hours
- 700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven A. Shoop
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- SMO · Santa Monica, CA
- Destination
- SMO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 762 total · 574 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.