# NTSB MIA78FLA50: Birdman TL1A, N102BA, Deland, FL, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Deland, FL · DELAND, FL
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4243   78/9/9    DELAND,FL           BIRDMAN TL1A        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N102BA              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 26, 521 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            42 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAND,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL ACFT.ENGINE-MCCULLOUGH 101MC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N102BA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102BA-2011-02-08), registration cancelled 2011-02-08, S/N BA102, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIRDMAN TL1A
- Registry model: [Birdman TL-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/birdman-tl-1a) (registry code 0565380) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Deland

## 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 19780909032669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909032669A), Sep 9, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Deland, FL, Destroyed. Experimental acft. Engine-mccullough 101MC.

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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