Snyder MA-5 CHARGER N96CS

Summary

On 27 July 1990 at about 00:07 local time, a Snyder MA-5 CHARGER registered N96CS, operated by Donald P. Grim, was involved in an accident near Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 1990 at 00:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Don's Place Airpark (68PA)

Coordinates

40.5505, -75.9806

Aircraft

Snyder MA-5 CHARGER

Registration

N96CS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald P. Grim

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC90DHA02

2 people died.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. THE PILOT'S ABRUPT MANEUVER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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

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EYEWITNESSES REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE MADE 'A STEEP PULL UP AND RIGHT TURN....THE NOSE DROPPED INTO A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND THE PLANE ROTATED ANOTHER 360 DEGREES...' BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.