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Stits PLAYBOY N5579V

26 September 1992 · Fredericksburg, Texas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 September 1992 at about 23:23 local time, a Stits PLAYBOY registered N5579V, operated by Day, Jackie B., was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, 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 23:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
Coordinates
30.2692, -98.8699
Aircraft
Stits PLAYBOY
Registration
N5579V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Day, Jackie B.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW92DRG01

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

A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS EXECUTING 'AG TURNS' AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY TO REVERSE HIS COURSE AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM. ON THE THIRD TURN THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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