ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328365
| Date: | Thursday 3 April 1980 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-1A11 Challenger 600 |
| Owner/operator: | Canadair |
| Registration: | C-GCGR-X |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mojave, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Mojave-Kern County Airport, CA (MHV/KMHV) |
| Mojave-Kern County Airport, CA (MHV/KMHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A non-scheduled stall was conducted after the scheduled test and AOA increased past maximum of 34 degrees. Control was lost and the spin chute was deployed. The chute could not be jettisoned and the crew members bailed out. The pilot's chute failed to deploy.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
instruments/equipment and accessories - flight and navigation instruments: angle of attack indicator
miscellaneous acts,conditions - binding
systems - hydraulic system: seals
miscellaneous acts,conditions - deteriorated
systems - other systems: other
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 10:33 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
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