Lee Stevens Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy accident near Stewartstown, PA
On May 5, 2007, a Lee Stevens Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stewartstown, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2007
- Place
- Stewartstown, PA
- Aircraft
- Lee Stevens Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.795°N, 76.651°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070517X00573
Official records · MIA07LA091
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 5, 2007, about 1117 eastern daylight time, an unregistered amateur built SNS-2 Guppy, operated by a private individual, experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed into an open field shortly after takeoff from Shoestring Aviation Airfield (0P2), Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from 0P2, to Baublitz Commercial Airport, Brogue, Pennsylvania. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The flight departed from runway 15, and a witness who was located at a hangar on the airfield reported watching the flight depart, and once past the departure end of the runway, turn onto a right crosswind leg. The airplane appeared to be flying slow, then "...nose down (vertical into a spin, impacted vertically." Another witness who was driving on a nearby road reported seeing the airplane "...spiral down into the field." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 54, held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land rating issued on June 9, 1979. This certificate had a limitation pertaining to the carriage of passengers, which was removed when a new private pilot certificate was issued on June 2, 1999. He was issued a third class medical certificate on March 12, 2003, with the limitation to wear correcting lenses. NTSB review of his second pilot logbook included a carry forward total ti
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane.
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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.
