ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374759
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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1986 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1T |
| Owner/operator: | Acro Specialities |
| Registration: | N83TJ |
| MSN: | T-020TJ |
| Total airframe hrs: | 98 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING AEIO-360-A1E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avoca, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT THE WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON AIR SHOW, THE ACFT HAD A TEMPORARY ENGINE FAILURE WHILE INVERTED 20 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE ACFT IMPACTED ON THE RWY, SLID 500 FEET INVERTED, TURNED OVER AND STOPPED UPRIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC86FHA03
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1991 | N83AM | David Cargill | 1 | Kenosha, WI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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