ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228270
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| Date: | Friday 16 August 2019 |
| Time: | 14:06 LT |
| Type: |  Aerotek Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Drug Fighter LLC |
| Registration: | N600DF |
| MSN: | 5027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2731 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lakefront Airport (KNEW), New Orleans, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA (NEW/KNEW) |
| New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA (NEW/KNEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The passenger, a TV news anchor, was filming a documentary on the pilot, which included a local flight in the pilot's aerobatic airplane. The airplane departed and turned onto the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern. The pilot requested to return to the airport but did not specify the reason for the return. A witness described the airplane as, 'unstable' and 'wiggling,' and said that the engine was sputtering before the airplane impacted the ground and burst into flames.
The airplane impacted terrain in an approximate 45° nose-down pitch attitude and was consumed by a post-impact fire. Examination of the flight controls and engine did not reveal any obvious pre-impact anomalies, although severe fire damage precluded complete examination. The wooden propeller blades were severely fractured and splintered, consistent with powered rotation at the time of impact. The reason for the loss of control and impact with terrain could not be determined based on the available information.
Probable Cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19FA270
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N0ER/history/20190816/2000Z/KNEW/KNEW
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=600DF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1991 | N603SB | National Airshows, Inc. | 0 | Albuquerque, NM | |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Media:
#MSY extends its deepest sympathies to the families of esteemed @FOX8NOLA anchor Nancy Parker and veteran acrobatic pilot Franklin Augustus who both died in a plane crash near Lakefront Airport today. This is a tragic loss of two significant members of the #NOLA community. #RIP pic.twitter.com/cNdapvU8Z8
— New Orleans Airport (@flyneworleans) August 17, 2019
South of Lakefront Airport (KNEW), Nola , New Orleans, LA, USA - Trailblazing New Orleans stunt pilot Franklin Augustus killed in plane crash with Nancy Parker.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) August 17, 2019
ASN: https://t.co/cQXNnAo94K
Press:
- https://t.co/PHJ9589wTI
- https://t.co/vrwIdklJxk pic.twitter.com/nDgu9HQdFQ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2019 22:16 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Aug-2019 22:28 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 17-Aug-2019 01:08 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Aug-2019 02:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2019 06:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Aug-2019 10:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2019 11:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2019 12:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2019 12:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2019 13:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Aug-2019 13:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Aug-2019 13:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Aug-2019 13:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Aug-2019 13:48 | PapaWhiskey | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 17-Aug-2019 13:49 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2019 18:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 05-Mar-2022 20:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
| 05-Mar-2022 20:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Mar-2022 20:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Mar-2022 20:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 01-Jul-2022 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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