8 fatal · LOCKHEED PV-2 · 1990-09-29 · LAKEPORT, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX90FA336
Event ID
20001212X24297
Type
Accident
Date
1990-09-29
Location
LAKEPORT, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.040351, -122.930252
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
8
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
LOCKHEED
Model
PV-2
Registration
N7250C
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A PULL-UP FROM A LOW PASS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN BUZZING THE SEAPLANES WHICH RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL, AND THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.