Accident Pitts S-2A Special ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200187
 
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Date:Tuesday 3 August 1976
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PTS2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pitts S-2A Special
Owner/operator:Royal Jordanian Falcons
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ) -   Jordan
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ)
Destination airport:Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Dave Rahm, an American instructor was killed while performing stunts in a Pitts S-2A Special in an aerobatics display near Amman, which was watched by King Hussein and Queen Alia of Jordan.


Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm5Zyt35x2Y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Rahm

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Oct-2017 15:57 Captain Adam Added
04-Oct-2017 15:58 harro Updated [Embed code]
26-Oct-2017 14:29 Captain Adam Updated [Damage]
12-Oct-2018 04:23 Captain Adam Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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