Pilot Error Blamed For Fatal Airplane Crash

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 11:23 am

By: News On 6

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) -- Federal investigators say a plane crash that killed a Tulsa pilot during an air show in New Mexico was probably caused by the pilot. The crash last October during the performance in Tucumcari, New Mexico, killed 60-year-old Guy Baldwin of Tulsa.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators say Baldwin failed to maintain aircraft control during an aerobatic flight. The investigators say the failure to maintain control led to an inadvertent accelerated stall.

Baldwin was trying to pull the plane out of a loop when it crashed during the air show. The NTSB also says the plane was too low in its loop to recover.

The investigation found no problems with the airplane or its engine.

To read the NTSB report on the accident, click here.

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