# NTSB Accident MIA90FA171
> **NEAL CHRISTEN EAGLE II** · 1990-08-17 · AKRON, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA90FA171
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24076
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-17
- **Location:** AKRON, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.870582, -87.730262
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NEAL
- **Model:** CHRISTEN EAGLE II
- **Registration:** N3RN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TO RECOVER FROM (OR AVOID) A SUBSEQUENT (FLAT) SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES, HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN.

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