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SEA90LA130

1990-07-11 · BOULDER CITY, Nevada, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BLD

Current FAA registration · N44PV

Make / Model
LARSEN CHARLES BENNETT PHOENIX VENDETTA LS
Year of manufacture
1990 · 0 years old at event
Engine
HIRTH F30 (80 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19900524
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5499D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE IN THE PATTERN FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE ENTERING SPIN.

Factual narrative

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRPLANE WAS ON A DOWNWIND FOR ONE RUNWAY, WHEN THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP THEN DOWN ALMOST VERTICAL TO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SPIRALED TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_SEA90LA130.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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