| Date: August 18, 1927 |
Survivors: none |
Fatalities: Serz. Janis Vistucis |
Aircraft Involved: Martinsyde ADC.1 #21 |
Location: Spilve |
Details:
- While performing aerobatics at Spilve, the aircraft went into a spin at an altitude of approximately 1000 metres.
- The spin was halted, but then the plane began spinning in the opposite direction, this time without recovery.
- It could not be determined if the spins were caused by a mechanical fault or an error in judgement by the pilot
performing the exercise.
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