Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Thursday 15 October 1987 |
Time: | 15:28 |
Type: | Dassault Falcon 10 |
Operator: | Falcon Jet Corp |
Registration: | N121FJ |
MSN: | 192 |
First flight: | 1982 |
Total airframe hrs: | 475 |
Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2A |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Rancho Murieta, CA ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Demonstration |
Departure airport: | Rancho Murieta, CA (KRIU), United States of America |
Destination airport: | San Jose Municipal Airport, CA (SJC/KSJC), United States of America |
Narrative:Sales demo flight. In flight loss of control by the pilot flying while performing an intentional low level aerobatic maneuver (a left aileron roll at 600 feet).
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "In flight loss of control by the pilot flying while performing an intentional low level aerobatic maneuver."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years | Accident number: | LAX88FA015 | Download report: | Summary report
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rancho Murieta, CA to San Jose Municipal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.