SHELBY, MT, USA
N255NK
PITTS S-1D
THE PLT TOOK OFF WITH LITTLE OR NO WARMUP, PUSHED THE ACFT TO MAX PERFORMANCE AT 10 FT, PERFORMED A MAX PERFORMANCE CLIMB TO 300 TO 400 FT AND REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE. AS THE ACFT REACHED STALL SPEED, THE PLT DIVED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING THE ATTEMPTED LEVEL OFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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