# NTSB NYC82FHM06: Spezio Sport DAL-1, N1796, Lagrange, NY, April 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Lagrange, NY
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHM06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71310/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1796-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 206, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1 (SPORT DAL-)
- Registry model: [Spezio Sport DAL 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/spezio-sport-dal-1) (registry code 056012N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 206
- Airframe hours: 289
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820425010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425010929A), Apr 25, 1982: Amtrsp SPEZIOTUHOLE, La Grange, NY, Destroyed. Stalled while taking pictures at low altitude. Rolled and dived into ground. Artificial left arm. Throttle on left.

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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