Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT accident near Piru, CA
On July 5, 2012, a Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Piru, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 5, 2012
- Place
- Piru, CA
- Aircraft
- Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.407°N, 118.754°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120705X85000
Official records · WPR12FA295
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 5, 2012, about 1324 Pacific daylight time, a TL Ultralight SRO Stingsport, N177N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Piru, California. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certified flight instructor and commercial pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight. The local flight originated from Whiteman Airpark (WHP), Van Nuys, California, at 1300. Multiple witnesses driving on Highway 126 within the vicinity of the accident site reported observing the accident airplane descending in a nose low attitude while spinning in a counter-clockwise direction before it descended below a tree line. Friends of the pilot and flight instructor reported that the purpose of the flight was to conduct a flight review for the pilot. PERSONNEL INFORMATION It was not determined which one of the two pilots, a commercial pilot and owner of the airplane seated in the left seat or the certified flight instructor seated in the right seat, was manipulating the flight controls when the accident occurred. The pilot, age 89, held a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land, single-engine sea, and instrument airplane ratings. The most recent third class medical certificate was issued to the pilot November 3, 2005. The pilot reported on his most recent medical application that he accumulated a total of 3,600 hours of flight time. Review of t
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recover from a stall, which resulted in a spin. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
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