North American SNJ-5 N212TC

Summary

On 9 July 2009 at about 18:55 local time, a North American SNJ-5 registered N212TC, operated by Gary Miller, was involved in an accident near Simla, Colorado, 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

9 July 2009 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Simla, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Centenial Airport (APA)

Coordinates

39.2664, -104.0883

Aircraft

North American SNJ-5

Registration

N212TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary Miller

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Englewood

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09FA425

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while practicing aerobatic maneuvers and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the airplane performing aerobatic maneuvers for approximately 15 minutes. They could not estimate how high the airplane was flying, but indicated it was too high to make out details on the airplane. They observed the airplane pull up vertical and perform a wing over or roll type maneuver. The airplane then entered a spin, which continued until the airplane impacted the ground. A post impact fire erupted immediately after impact. Each witness described the engine running until impact. During examination of the wreckage no anomalies were found with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.