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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 1995 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N876CB |
| MSN: | 5033 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4307 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 205-C28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ottawa, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A 'FLAT SPIN' FROM WHICH THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT TIME OF IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND A FIRE ENSUED.
Probable Cause: The pilot not performing proper stall/spin recovery procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95DCQ01
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 March 1993 | N876CB | Flatirons Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Boulder, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 16:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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