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Moore ACRODUSTER II SA750 N103GM

29 April 1990 · New Haven, Michigan, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 29 April 1990 at about 16:01 local time, a Moore ACRODUSTER II SA750 registered N103GM was involved in an accident near New Haven, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:01
Classification
Accident
Location
New Haven, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
42.7297, -82.7901
Aircraft
Moore ACRODUSTER II SA750
Registration
N103GM
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90DEC01

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S THE IMPROPER EXECUTION AND/OR RECOVERY FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER (INVERTED FLAT SPIN), WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOTS WERE PRACTICING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, TWO INVERTED FLAT SPINS HAD BEEN PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE THIRD INVERTED FLAT SPIN WHEN A FAILURE TO RECOVER RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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