ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148900
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| Date: | Friday 7 September 2012 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  Goodyear F2G-2 Super Corsair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5577N |
| MSN: | 88463 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 107 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-4360-20WD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barnes County Municipal Airport (BAC/KBAC), ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Barnes County Municipal Airport, ND (BAC) |
| Barnes County Municipal Airport, ND (BAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported that the pilot completed the initial portion of his airshow practice routine without any apparent difficulties. One witness noted that during those maneuvers, the airplane reached altitudes of about 2,000 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot then executed a four-point roll. The witnesses stated that the airplane pitched up and rolled to the left, as if the pilot were entering a barrel roll. However, the airplane only reached an altitude of about 1,000 feet agl during this maneuver. When the airplane was inverted, the roll stopped, and the airplane pitched down toward the ground. One witness noted that vapor trails were visible from the wing tips during the attempted pull out. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground in a nearly level attitude. The airplane was severely fragmented during the accident sequence and the debris field was extensive. No anomalies consistent with preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction were observed during postaccident examination, but the extent of the impact-related damage to the airframe precluded a complete examination of the flight control system. However, witness statements were consistent with the pilot initiating the final aerobatic maneuver from an altitude that did not allow full recovery of the airplane.
Toxicological tests identified ethanol in the pilot’s tissue samples; however, it is likely that the ethanol detected was due to postmortem production.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate the aerobatic maneuver at an altitude that did not allow for full recovery of the airplane before ground impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photos: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2012 07:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:36 | 78Delta | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:43 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 08-Sep-2012 23:42 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2022 22:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Photo] |
| 10-Apr-2022 22:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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