- Date
- April 25, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lagrange, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1796Spezio Sport DAL-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425010929A
- Case key
- 71310
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The owner/pilot of the aircraft was a photographer with an amputation above his left wrist. His class iii medical certificate stated that he must wear an artifical limb while flying. The pilot had been asked to photograph a building in an industrial park. After he took off with his 9 yr old son, the plane was observed circling the industrial park at low altitude and low airspeed. One witness estimated the altitude was 200 to 300 ft AGL. Reportedly on its last pass, the plane's left wing dropped, the wing continued to fall, and subsequently, the plane rolled and crashed. After hitting the ground, it traveled 58 ft and hit a bulding. Film from the pilot's camera was recovered and developed. Pictures of the buildings verified that the photographs had been taken at a low altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1796
- Reported as
- Spezio Sport DAL-1 (SPORT DAL-)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 206
- Airframe hours
- 289
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- G.R. Boddy
- Registered owner
- G.R. Boddy
- Departed
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Destination
- Poughkeepsie, NY
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 242 total · 242 in this make and model · 158 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.