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Aviation accident NYC01FA071
1 fatal · Schempp-Hirth Discus CS · 2001-01-28 · Wurtsboro, NY, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC01FA071- Event ID
20010212X00437- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2001-01-28
- Location
- Wurtsboro, NY, USA
- Coordinates
- 41.602222, -74.452224
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Schempp-Hirth
- Model
- Discus CS
- Registration
- N814CU
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while on base leg.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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