VALLEY CITY, OH, USA
N35250
SENIOR AERO SPORT D-260
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS IN LVL FLT AT LOW ALT WHEN IT ENTERED A STEEP CLIMBING MANEUVER. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT ENTERED A STEEP DSCNT & CRASHED IN APRX A 75 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE ACFT WAS IN A RIGHT BANK & WAS SPINNING OR SPIRALING TO THE RIGHT WHEN IT CRASHED. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO MOVEMENT AFTER IMPACT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE PASSENGER'S BLOOD TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL, BUT NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO SHOW THAT HE WAS FLYING THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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