# NTSB NYC72FFA35: Spezio Sprt DAL-1, N10MR, So.Westerlo, NY, April 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1972
- Place: So.Westerlo, NY · SO.WESTERLO, NY
- Location: 42.4479° N, 74.0271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Westerlo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4479&lon=-74.0271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FFA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FFA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0430  72/4/18  NR.SO.WESTERLO,NY     SPEZIO SPRT DAL-1   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 123
        TIME - 1630                    N10MR               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAVENA,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TEST FLT TO CK G LOADING PRIOR TO AEROBATIC CERTIFICATION. L WG FRONT STRUT FAILED. WG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10MR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10MR-1973-06-08), registration cancelled 1973-06-08, S/N 243 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPEZIO SPRT DAL-1
- Registry model: [Russell-Spezio Sport DAL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-spezio-sport-dal-1) (registry code 05615AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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