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NTSB accident investigation · Christen Eagle Stallins 195 · Knights Landing, CA · May 2, 1984

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 2, 1984, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
Place
Knights Landing, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N195RSChristen Eagle Stallins 195
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840502015099A
Case key
24249

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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.

Loss of control - in flightManeuvering
Aerobatics - performedPilot in commandCause
Incapacitation(loss of consciousness)Pilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The acft crashed during a series of aerobatic practice maneuvers. The plt reported that during the positive and negative'g' maneuvers he 'apparently passed out.'

Aircraft

Registration
N195RS
Reported as
Christen Eagle Stallins 195 (STALLINS 1)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
000195
Airframe hours
234
Engine
Lycoming AEIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Raymond Edward Stallins
Last inspection
Annual · December 15, 1983 · 34 hours before

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
58
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Center
Flight hours
5,100 total · 200 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
135° at 3 knots
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
64 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.