ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39222
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Date: | Sunday 13 June 1993 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Thorp T-18 |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N221DP |
MSN: | 294 |
Total airframe hrs: | 548 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chatham, MA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT DEPARTED IN HIS AEROBATIC AIRPLANE, WITH A PASSENGER, TO OVER FLY JET SKIERS ON THE WATER. SEVERAL PASSES AT VARYING ALTITUDES AND AIRSPEEDS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE VICINITY OF THE JET SKIERS. AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET, ABOVE THE WATER, A 360 DEGREE AILERION ROLL WAS COMPLETED. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE ROLL THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE WATER FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE BROKE UP AND SANK IN 18 FEET OF WATER. CAUSE: the pilot's performance of an aerobatic maneuver, with insufficient altitude for recovery, resulting in a collision with the water
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X12678 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] |
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