Porter STOLP SA-750 N513EP

Summary

On 30 April 1997 at about 22:35 local time, a Porter STOLP SA-750 registered N513EP was involved in an accident near E. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 1997 at 22:35

Classification

Accident

Location

E. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.1007, -79.5791

Aircraft

Porter STOLP SA-750

Registration

N513EP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsdale/Mt.p → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA083

1 person died.

was the pilot's entry into an uncontrolled stall/spin and his inadequate recovery from the maneuver which resulted in collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the low entry altitude for the maneuver and the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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

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The airplane was observed performing aerobatic maneuvers prior to entering an uncontrolled stall/spin at low altitude. Witnesses heard the engine run uninterrupted prior to entering uncontrolled flight. The pilot had approximately 1/2-hour of flight experience a week prior to the accident, and no flight experience in the 6 months prior to that flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.