NAPOLEON, ND, USA
N2264K
LUSCOMBE 8E
A PRIVATE PILOT GAVE AIRPORT BYSTANDERS RIDES IN HIS NEWLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE. WITNESSES' DESCRIPTION OF THE FINAL MANEUVER ARE CONSISTENT WITH ENTRY FOR A LOOP OR IMMELMAN. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO THE INVERTED POSITION, FELL OUT OF THE MANEUVER, AND TURNED TWICE COUNTERCLOCKWISE BEFORE GROUND COLLISION.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE A STALL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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