Aviation accident NYC99FA097

1 fatal · Ives SONERAI II-L · 1999-04-25 · EASTFORD, CT, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC99FA097
Event ID: 20001205X00548
Type: Accident
Date: 1999-04-25
Location: EASTFORD, CT, USA

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Ives
Model: SONERAI II-L
Registration: N56RA
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Inadequate welding of the airplane's spar-box by the owner/builder, which resulted in a total spar-box failure in-flight. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to perform aerobatics.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown