ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39520
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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1985 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Art Scholl Aviation |
| Registration: | N13AS |
| MSN: | 2120 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 547 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING AEIO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, near Carlsbad, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Carlsbad, CA (CRQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"AFTER COMPLETING AN UPRIGHT SPIN OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING THE FILMING OF A MOVIE VIEWED FROM THE SPINNING ACFT, THE PLT CLIMBED HIS ACFT BACK TO THE ENTRY ALT AND ENTERED A FLAT INVERTED SPIN. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO SPIN THROUGH ITS RECOVERY ALT AT WHICH THE TIME PLT RADIOED ' I HAVE A PROBLEM, I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM.' NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE ACFT WERE RECOVERED."
The pilot was the renowned aerobatic pilot and aerial cameraman Art Scholl.
The movie he was taking background film for was 'Top Gun'.
It is believed that the camera equipment put the planes centre of gravity outside the allowable limits.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37820
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Famous_Missing/Scholl.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2010 23:42 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2013 18:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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