Smith MINIPLANE N1CJ

Summary

On 19 August 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Smith MINIPLANE registered N1CJ, operated by Kenneth G. Moyer, was involved in an accident near Swansea, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 August 1982 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Swansea, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Smith MINIPLANE

Registration

N1CJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth G. Moyer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Darden Airport → Darden Airport

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82FLG13

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO PRACTICE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. HE HELD A CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER WHICH AUTHORIZED HIM TO PRACTICE LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS BELOW 1500 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE. FOUR KNOWN WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PULL UP FROM A LOW ALTITUDE, THEN FALL AND SPIN TO THE GROUND. ONE WITNESS, A PRIVATE PILOT, ROPORTED THAT THE PILOT PULLED THE PLANE UP, AS IF HE WAS PERFORMING A LOOP. AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB, THE NOSE CAME DOWN, AND REPORTEDLY, THE PLANE BEGAN TO SPIN INVERTED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME WAS FOUND EXCEPT FOR IMPACT DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.