FTW72FPD21

NTSB accident investigation · Zlin Z-526F · Lewisville, TX · November 11, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 11, 1971
Place
Lewisville, TX · LEWISVILLE, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N526ZZlin Z-526F
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163371

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3267  71/11/11   LEWISVILLE,TEX      ZLIN Z-526F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N526Z               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  43, 16039 TOTAL HOURS, 39
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT STALL AT TOP OF LOOP,3-4000 FT AGL,AND SPIN INVERTED TO GRND.

Aircraft

Registration
N526Z
Reported as
Zlin Z-526F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.