ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145767
Last updated: 18 May 2013
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| Date: | 21-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 12:10 EDT |
| Type: | Pitts S1D (Mfr. Shepard, Jimmy D. Jr.) |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N360MW |
| C/n / msn: | 062957DS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, off New Port Richey, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FA40 - Hidden Lake Airport |
| FA40 |
The aircraft, a Pitts S1D, N360MW, performing aerobatics over the water, initiated a maneuver at too low an altitude to recover and plunged into the Gulf of Mexico off Port Richey, Florida.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/pilot-dies-after-small-plane-crashes-off-port-richey-coast/1231228
http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/255991/8/Stunt-plane-crashes-into-Port-Richey-inlet
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120521X35247&key=1
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N360MW.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2012 12:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-May-2012 13:51 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 21-May-2012 13:59 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2012 19:24 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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