ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41275
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| Date: | Sunday 24 August 1997 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  WACO Classic Aircraft YMF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Bunting Dusting, Inc |
| Registration: | N68SH |
| MSN: | 553043 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1598 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs 755B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ocean City, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ocean City, MD (N80) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot with two passengers departed the airport and flew the standard departure pattern for a sightseeing flight of the beach area. Once at the shoreline, the airplane turned left and flew northbound. The airplane caught one witness's attention because it was doing 'climbing turns and descents' as it transited along the coast line. Thinking the pilot was warming up for aerobatics, the witness continued to watch. About 1/4 mile north of his position, the airplane continued to climb and descended about 200-300 feet without any change in the engine RPM. Thinking that the pilot was about to do a loop, the witness watched as the nose raised up, but instead of continuing over and completing the loop, the airplane went vertical. At the top of the climb, the airplane entered a spin to the right. It completed three complete turns and the revolutions stopped just prior to impacting the water in approximately 45 degrees nose down attitude. No mechanical malfunctions were found either with the engine or airframe.
Probable Cause: The pilot performed an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97FA112
Location
Images:
Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) - 9th February 1994
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-Feb-2020 09:41 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 10-Feb-2020 09:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Destination airport] |
| 10-Feb-2020 09:43 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 13:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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