BROOKS, GA, USA
N11HJ
PITTS S-1
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN AEROBATIC MANEUVERS NEAR THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD. THE LAST OF THE SERIES WAS A LOMCEVAK MANEUVER, WHICH WAS STARTED AT AN ESTIMATED ALT OF 2500 TO 2700 FT. A WITNESS RPRTD THE ACFT WENT INTO AN INVERTED FLAT SPIN, WHICH WAS CORRECTED TO AN INVERTED SPIN, THEN A NORMAL SPIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. TREE MARKINGS AND GROUND DAMAGE INDICATED THE ACFT WAS IN A NEAR VERTICAL DSCNT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH LITTLE OR NO FORWARD MOTION. THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND TWISTED TO THE LEFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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