# NTSB Accident CHI96LA108
> **BISHOP-CHRISTIAN EAGLE II** · 1996-03-15 · CAMBRIDGE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA108
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05380
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-15
- **Location:** CAMBRIDGE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.810745, -85.170234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BISHOP-CHRISTIAN
- **Model:** EAGLE II
- **Registration:** N219RC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot allowed the airplane to enter a flat spin, while performing an acrobatic maneuver, and was unable to recover before ground impact.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, and his lack of familiarity with the airplane's flight characteristics.

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