ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40738
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 1998 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: | Jodel F.11-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Dennis L. Newman |
| Registration: | N8122 |
| MSN: | F-5264 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 796 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beeville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and fire after colliding with a television antenna. Witnesses reported that the airplane initially departed the airstrip and made a 'low pass' over a hangar. Approximately 30 minutes later, witnesses heard the pilot make a radio transmission communicating his intentions to land, and then heard a 'loud thud on the roof.' Eye witnesses observed the airplane descend below the roofline of the same hangar over which the 'low pass' had been made. The airplane was next observed climbing over the hangar, and the airplane's 'left wing contacted the base of the television antenna,' which was mounted on the hangar roof. The witnesses added that they saw pieces of the antenna 'flying through the air.' Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical or structural anomalies that would have contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain obstacle clearance during an intentional low altitude maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98FA377
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] |
| 06-Apr-2024 10:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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