Christen/Walter CHRISTEN EAGLE II N3272U

Summary

On 20 August 1990 at about 00:40 local time, a Christen/Walter CHRISTEN EAGLE II registered N3272U, operated by Fred A. Leidig, was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 August 1990 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Marana, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

32.4503, -111.2904

Aircraft

Christen/Walter CHRISTEN EAGLE II

Registration

N3272U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fred A. Leidig

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mardama/Aura → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX90DUJ06

2 people 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

WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT ENTER INTO A HAMMERHEAD TURN, LOSE CONTROL AND PROCEED INTO AN INVERTED FLAT SPIN UNTIL IT WENT OUT OF SIGHT. THEY REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER AT THE TIME. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A 60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL UPRIGHT ATTITUDE. BOTH PILOTS WERE WEARING PARACHUTES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.