Aviation accident MIA96FA078

3 fatal · Aero Commander 500S · 1996-02-11 · MANATI, PR

Event

NTSB number: MIA96FA078
Event ID: 20001208X05292
Type: Accident
Date: 1996-02-11
Location: MANATI, PR

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 3
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Aero Commander
Model: 500S
Registration: N79NU
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Failure of the flight crew, for undetermined reasons, to recover from a stall and resulting uncontrolled descent. This resulted in the aircraft colliding with the terrain while in a 45-60 degree nose down attitude at a slow speed.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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