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Bernard Darmstadt DAPHNE/SDIA N961Z

31 May 1986 · Akron, Ohio, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 31 May 1986 at about 17:18 local time, a Bernard Darmstadt DAPHNE/SDIA registered N961Z was involved in an accident near Akron, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Akron Fulton (AKR)
Coordinates
41.0393, -81.4810
Aircraft
Bernard Darmstadt DAPHNE/SDIA
Registration
N961Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Akron → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL86FEI06

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

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 ACFT WAS OBSERVED SPIRALING TO THE LEFT FROM 500 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. THE SPIRAL CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A COMMERCIAL BLDG. BASED ON THE AUTOPSY REPORT THE PLT DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES DECLARED TO BE CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE. THE ACFT WRECKAGE REVEALED NO SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION OR DEFECTS OF A CAUSAL NATURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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