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Sanders STARDUSTER TWO N118JB

12 June 1986 · Mead, Washington, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 12 June 1986 at about 23:45 local time, a Sanders STARDUSTER TWO registered N118JB, operated by Norman K. McCoy, was involved in an accident near Mead, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Mead, Washington, United States
Coordinates
47.8296, -117.2106
Aircraft
Sanders STARDUSTER TWO
Registration
N118JB
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Norman K. McCoy
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Spokane → Spokane
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86FA144

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT PERFORM A SERIES OF LOOP MANEUVERS. AT THE TOP OF THE LAST LOOP, THE ACFT ROLLED UPRIGHT THEN ROLLED INTO A NEAR VERTICAL RIGHT SPIN WHICH CONTINUED TO GROUND IMPACT. THE PILOT HAD NO HISTORY OFSPIN RECOVERY PRACTICE IN THIS ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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