# NTSB MIA76FLD39: Uptonsunera I 2, N6SU, Sarasota, FL, January 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1976
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD39-152706

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0984  76/1/13    SARASOTA,FL         UPTONSUNERA I 2     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2446
        TIME - 1645                    N6SU                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT ACROBATIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6SU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6SU-1976-05-11), registration cancelled 1976-05-11, S/N 164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UPTONSUNERA I 2
- Registry model: [Upton SONERAI-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/upton-sonerai-ii) (registry code 0565928) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760113006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760113006179A), Jan 13, 1976: Amtr 0565928, Sarasota, FL, Destroyed. Acft not acrobatic.

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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