Sorry - Sounds to me like C172 with 4 adults + full fuel in slow flight with
too much bank angle = aggravated stall....

RjL




"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
I wonder if... what if he was working to avoid busting into Class
Bravo, and the maneuvering to do so resulted in an inadvertent loss of
lift?

He was apparently circling at 500', but the Class B at Coney Island begins
at 1500'.

--Gary