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Aviation accident FTW97FA033
1 fatal · Schweizer SGS 1-36 · 1996-11-02 · BOULDER, CO, USA
Event
- NTSB number
FTW97FA033- Event ID
20001208X07019- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-11-02
- Location
- BOULDER, CO, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.020942, -105.249923
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Schweizer
- Model
- SGS 1-36
- Registration
- N3616Z
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- —
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft by performing an aerobatic maneuver, resulting in total failure of the wing spar.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown