# NTSB IAD71AI044: Fleet 16B, Ellendale, DE, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Ellendale, DE · ELLENDALE, DE
- Location: 38.8105° N, 75.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellendale, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 3, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0296  71/3/28    ELLENDALE,DEL       FLEET 16B           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 916
        TIME - 1140                    N222F               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLENDALE,DEL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED ON PULL UP FROM LOW PASS.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N222F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222F-1971-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET 16B
- Registry model: Fleet FLEET 16B (registry code 3480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: PARKER

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

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