ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42791
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| Date: | Friday 19 March 1982 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | N567LT |
| MSN: | D-4144 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E225-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg, FL |
| Leesburg, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT, WHO WAS A ROCK GROUP DRIVER, TOOK AN AIRCRAFT FROM THE HANGAR WITHOUT PERMISSION TO JOY RIDE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. DURING THE 2ND FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WING HIT THE BUS DURING ONE OF SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A TREE AND A RESIDENCE. A POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED. THE PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS DATED 11/16/79. CAUSE:
JUDGMENT..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND
BUZZING..PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND
CLEARENCE..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
(Crashed into house while buzzing Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus. Three members of the Ozzy Band Randall William "Randy" Rhoads (25, lead guitarist), Rachel Youngblood (stylist) and Andrew Aycock (tour bus driver, piloting the plane) were killed)
Sources:
NTSB: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20020917X02406&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Aug-2010 16:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2010 16:23 | TB | Updated [Nature] |
| 22-Aug-2010 17:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2016 04:13 | Dcs002 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Jan-2017 16:58 | nonkapo | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 16:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2020 17:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2023 13:34 | mtchastain | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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