ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38271
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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1993 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Hunt, Marion G. |
| Registration: | N76970 |
| MSN: | 11416 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2732 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jefferson, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (6F7) |
| Atlanta, TX (KATA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REMAINED IN LEFT TRAFFIC AND EXECUTED A HIGH SPEED LOW PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT, A SHARP PULL UP TO APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WAS OBSERVED AS THE AIRPLANE EXECUTED A RAPID ROLL TO THE RIGHT. POWER WAS HEARD BEING ADDED AS THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN NEAR THE COMPLETION OF THE ROLL. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. ACCORDING TO FRIENDS, THE PILOT FLEW NORTH AMERICAN P51S DURING WORLD WAR II AND OCCASIONALLY FLEW AEROBATIC EXHIBITIONS AT AIRSHOWS
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93FA080
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 15:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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