Accident Pitts S-2A SE-XHR, Thursday 20 June 1991

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Date:	Thursday 20 June 1991
Time:
Type:	Pitts S-2A
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-XHR
MSN:	2163-663
Year of manufacture:	1977
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kulltorp S Västerfärnebo - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
During an aerobatic flight, aircraft SE-XHR entered an unintended spin that the pilot could not recover from. Realizing a crash was inevitable, he increased power sharply to raise the nose and lessen impact forces. The aircraft struck tall coniferous trees at Kulltorp, 3 km south of Västerfärnebo, and was completely destroyed. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was killed.

Accident investigation: