Boeing A75 N4558N

Summary

On 17 July 2016 at about 23:35 local time, a Boeing A75 registered N4558N was involved in an accident near St. James, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 July 2016 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

St. James, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.9972, -91.6142

Aircraft

Boeing A75

Registration

N4558N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. James → St. James

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA384

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's loss of control while performing an aerobatic maneuver resulting in an inadvertent spin and collision with trees and terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that during a local flight in the aerobatic biplane, he performed an aerobatic flight maneuver about 2,000 feet above ground level. He reported that he performed a left wing over, the airplane entered an unintentional spin and he recovered from the spin too low to the ground. The airplane impacted trees and came to rest upright, but sustained substantial damage to both wings, fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.