May 25, 1997
Accident
Destroyed HOMESTEAD, FL
Injuries6 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed as he slowed for a parachutist to jump from the aircraft, and his failure to apply spin recovery emergency procedures prior to ground impact. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's lack of training in spin recovery emergency procedures in an aircraft, and the FAA's failure to require that a pilot demonstrate spin entry and spin recovery techniques in an aircraft.
NTSB MIA97FA173