ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40462
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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 1996 |
| Time: | 12:33 LT |
| Type: |  North American T-6 Harvard Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | H-trif Holding, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2755Z |
| MSN: | 2755 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KLFT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an air show performance, the pilot made a low pass, pulled up, and entered a roll to the right. As the airplane reached the inverted position, there was hesitation, then the nose dropped, and the airplane began descending, while continuing to roll to the right. The airplane impacted the ground upright with the left wing low. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of any mechanical discrepancies. The pilot was an experienced air show performer, who had given more than 50 air show performances in the accident make and model of airplane. He had approximately 30 hours flight time in the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed and/or altitude, while performing aerobatic flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96FA200
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] |
| 07-Jul-2018 08:46 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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