Stolte DEUCE N10RS
19 June 1994 · Prentiss, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 June 1994 at about 19:30 local time, a Stolte DEUCE registered N10RS was involved in an accident near Prentiss, Mississippi, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.5894, -89.8708
- Aircraft
- Stolte DEUCE
- Registration
- N10RS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hattiesburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA94LA162
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND RECOVERING FROM A SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, LACK OF FORMAL TRAINING IN AEROBATIC FLIGHT, AND OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO PERFORM AEROBATICS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY A FAMILY MEMBER AND OTHER WITNESSES IN AEROBATIC FLIGHT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE PILOT'S HOUSE. THE PLANE WAS SEEN TO PITCH UP AND ENTER A HAMMERHEAD STALL, FOLLOWED BY A WING-OVER AND SPIN TO THE RIGHT. AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER WAS HEARD AS THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BEHIND A HILL. THE PILOT'S SON STATED HIS FATHER HAD NOT RECEIVED FORMAL TRAINING IN AEROBATIC FLIGHT AND THAT HE WAS SELF-TAUGHT. AN EXAM OF THE AIRFRAME, FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-CRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CERTIFIED FOR AEROBATIC FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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