MKC72FCQ05

NTSB accident investigation · Spinks 10 · Rose Hill, KS · July 6, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 6, 1971
Place
Rose Hill, KS · ROSE HILL, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N12851Spinks 10
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162149

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0978   71/7/6  NR.ROSE HILL,KANS     SPINKS 10           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1457                    N12851              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 49, 12728 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROSE HILL,KANS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- SPIN TESTING FOR TYPE CERTIFICATION. PLT UNABLE TO RECOVER. PARACHUTED AT TOO LOW ALT.

Aircraft

Registration
N12851
Reported as
Spinks 10
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.