- Date
- July 9, 1991, 17:00 local (Jul 10, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Skull Valley, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N64661E.C Trynka Pietenpol Aircamper
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910709026609A
- Case key
- 27283
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Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently inducing a stall spin condition with insufficient altitude to recover from the spin.
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.
Analysis
The pilot took off from an airport and reportedly turned downwind at about 400 feet AGL. Witnesses reported that the aircraft appeared to be in a 'steep' bank. They said that the aircraft 'appeared to fall off on the left wing and spin into the ground.' An FAA airworthiness inspector examined the aircraft on scene and reported that no discrepancies could be found that would have hampered the aircraft's ability to fly and maintain altitude. The pilot's recent aeronautical experience could not be determined. His medical certificate was expired.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64661
- Reported as
- E.C Trynka Pietenpol Aircamper (PIETENPOL)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 20047
- Engine
- Corvair HPE, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Russell, Aley V.
- Registered owner
- Russell, Aley V.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Flight hours
- 450 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 55 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- PRC, 19 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.