Accident Druine D.31 Turbulent N7193,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 9341
 
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Date:Saturday 19 September 1981
Time:18:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic D31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Druine D.31 Turbulent
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7193
MSN: 136
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Marys River, near Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Corvallis Municipal Airport, Corvallis, Oregon (CVO/KCVO)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 19.9.81 when crashed during aerobatics at low level at Marys River, near Corvallis, Oregon. Aircraft observed attempting a "Split-S" manoeuvre from approximately 200 feet above ground level.

According the the summary of the NTSB accident report: "pilot misjudged altitude and ground clearance [during] unwarranted low flying. Aircraft came to rest in water"

Registration N7193 cancelled by the FAA 20.10.83

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA81FYM46
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=24807&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=7193
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvallis_Municipal_Airport

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
31-May-2014 00:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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