ASTATULA, FL, USA
N71909
Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A
THE PLT (PIC) & HIS PLT RATED FRIEND WERE PRACTICING WHAT THE PIC DESCRIBED AS SIMULATED CROP DUSTING. AFTER COMPLETING A LOW PASS OVER A FIELD, THE PIC MADE A STEEP PULL UP TO TURN AROUND. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT THEN STALLED & CRASHED. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS NEAR VERTICAL DURING THE PULL UP & APPEARED TO NEARLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE PLUNGING TO THE GROUND. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT & ENG WERE PERFORMING NORMALLY PRIOR TO THE CRASH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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