# NTSB Accident BFO90FA077
> **CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES A-1** · 1990-09-23 · MIDDLE RIVER, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90FA077
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24201
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-23
- **Location:** MIDDLE RIVER, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.330829, -76.429016
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES
- **Model:** A-1
- **Registration:** N6082P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT DELAYED HIS RECOVERY FROM AN INTENTIONAL SPIN MANUEVER UNTIL THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

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