- Date
- September 3, 1983, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mesa, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N369YEaa Biplane A-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830903045699A
- Case key
- 23500
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Analysis
The acft was observed performing 2 or 3 consecutive loops at an altitude of about 1,000 ft. following the last loop, theacft pulled up to a near vertical attitude, stalled, slid straight down & entered a spin. The eng was heard running in an apparent normal manner prior to the stall. No eng sounds were heard during the spin & the prop was observed not rotating before impact. The eng was not equipped with an inverted fuel system. The acft was prohibited from aerobatic flt. There was no evidence that the plt had ever received any aerobatic instruction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N369Y
- Reported as
- Eaa Biplane A-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- PM-14372
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rodney J. Benedict
- Registered owner
- Richard H., Vergene Farrington
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 15, 1983
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 227 total · 4 in this make and model · 198 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIG, 6 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.