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Aviation accident FTW01LA179
1 fatal · PDPS PZL-Bielsko SZD-55-1 · 2001-08-12 · Uvalde, TX, USA
Event
- NTSB number
FTW01LA179- Event ID
20010815X01694- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2001-08-12
- Location
- Uvalde, TX, USA
- Coordinates
- 29.222499, -99.751113
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- PDPS PZL-Bielsko
- Model
- SZD-55-1
- Registration
- N55VW
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the base turn, which resulted in an inadvertant stall/spin.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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