- Date
- May 28, 1979
- Place
- E.Chatham, NY · E.CHATHAM, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9155RSmith Mini DSA-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790528014959A
- Case key
- 135967
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1925 79/5/28 E.CHATHAM,NY SMITH MINI DSA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 5952 TIME - 1130 N9155R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E.CHATHAM,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ABRUPT RECOVERY FM INTENTIONAL SPIN RESULTED IN SECONDARY STALL/SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9155R
- Reported as
- Smith Mini DSA-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9155RRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Smith Miniplane DSA-1Airframe modelSmith Miniplane DSA-1Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9155R · 1
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