Aviation accident NYC01FA212

1 fatal · Pitts S-2B · 2001-08-21 · Shirley, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC01FA212
Event ID: 20010830X01830
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-08-21
Location: Shirley, NY, USA
Coordinates: 40.830833, -72.860557

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Pitts
Model: S-2B
Registration: N225SD
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot under instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during a simulated engine-out approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent ground impact.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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