ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40879
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Date: | Sunday 11 July 1999 |
Time: | 13:11 LT |
Type: | Pitts S-1S |
Owner/operator: | Ben Hussan |
Registration: | N2118 |
MSN: | 138-H |
Total airframe hrs: | 310 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Norwalk, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (OH21) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane struck 75-foot trees after making a low-level fly-by, which briefly included intentional inverted flight. Per 49 CFR 91.303(e), no person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight below 1,500 feet above the surface.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct a low level aerobatic maneuver, and his subsequent loss of awareness regarding the location of trees at that level.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC99LA171 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA171
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] |
14-Dec-2017 08:43 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Apr-2024 19:18 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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