C172 crash at Coney Island

"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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I like the report that says the plane's engine stalled, and then it went
into a tailspin! I suppose the same reporter would say it did a
"wheelie" on takeoff!

Yea, a tailspin is an interesting maneuver.
I think that means that the tail of the airplane went into a spin, whereas
the rest of the plane was still on level flight. Which is a logical reason
for going down, given that probably the tail wasn't attached to the airplane
anymore.
Anybody has a better insight about tailspins?