STUART, FL, USA
N988E
NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES FLYING SLOW AT AN ESTIMATED ALT OF 700 FT. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO STALL, ENTER AN OVER THE TOP SPIN WHICH IMMEDIATELY EVOLVED INTO AN UPRIGHT SPIN. RECOVERY WAS NOT EXECUTED PRIOR TO THE ACFT CRASHING INTO THE OCEAN. PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE THE PLT WITH FLYING THE SNJ-5. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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