Moore Sammie M-BREEZY N9167C

Summary

On 8 March 2002 at about 23:30 local time, a Moore Sammie M-BREEZY registered N9167C was involved in an accident near Pell City, Alabama, 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

8 March 2002 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pell City, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

St Clair County (PLR)

Coordinates

33.5647, -86.2497

Aircraft

Moore Sammie M-BREEZY

Registration

N9167C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pell City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL02LA061

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, followed by an inadvertent stall spin, and subsequent collision with terrain.

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While conducting low pass maneuvers on runway 20. The airplane entered a steep bank and began to spiral towards the ground. Examination of the wreckage site revealed, all flight controls were present at the accident site, and no mechanical or flight control malfunction prior to the accident were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.