# NTSB FTW72FPD21: Zlin Z-526F, N526Z, Lewisville, TX, November 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1971
- Place: Lewisville, TX · LEWISVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.0462° N, 96.9942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-96.9942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526Z-1972-01-17), registration cancelled 1972-01-17, S/N 1106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN Z-526F
- Registry model: [Moravan ZLIN 526F](https://openairdocs.org/model/moravan-zlin-526f) (registry code 5920102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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