Moravan Zlin 526F accident near Queen Anne, MD
On July 2, 2001, a Moravan Zlin 526F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Queen Anne, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 2, 2001
- Place
- Queen Anne, MD
- Aircraft
- Moravan Zlin 526F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.928°N, 76.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010712X01402
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 2, 2001, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Moravan Zlin 526F, N526GC, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Queen Anne, Maryland. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot rated passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerobatic flight that departed Easton/Newnam Field Airport (ESN), Easton, Maryland. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the passenger, the pilot was thinking about remodeling his house and wanted the passenger's opinion, and to possibly have him do the work, so the pilot asked the passenger to stop by the airport. After the two men completed their discussion, the pilot asked the passenger if he wanted to go for a flight. The passenger agreed, and went to get in the front cockpit, but the pilot stopped him, and redirected him to the rear cockpit, which was the primary pilot position. The passenger hesitated, but the pilot insisted, adding that the passenger might receive aerobatic instruction some time in the future, and that he wanted him to start getting comfortable in the rear cockpit. The passenger donned his parachute, and then boarded. Shortly afterwards, the pilot entered the front cockpit, and then taxied the airplane to the active runway for departure. After becoming airborne, the pilot turned the airplane to the northeast. A few minutes later, the airplane entered a local aerobatic training area. The first maneuver conducted by the pilot was a loop. He then completed a second loop, a
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent inverted spin.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
