ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245806
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 2020 |
| Time: | 16:29 |
| Type: |  Extra EA-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Rockstar Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N102JK |
| MSN: | 1250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2216 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aledo, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bourland Field Airport, TX (50F) |
| Bourland Field Airport, TX (50F) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 17, 2020, about 1629 central standard time, an Extra EA300 airplane, N102JK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Aledo, Texas. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The experienced aerobatic pilot completed a formation flight with another airplane and then climbed to about 4,200 ft above ground level (agl) to practice aerobatic maneuvers. Flight track data showed the airplane performing maneuvers for about 3 minutes and ended as the airplane descended through 3,200 ft agl. The airplane continued to descend and impacted flat terrain in a nose-down, upright attitude with minimal forward momentum. A postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Based on the circumstances, the airplane’s condition at impact, and the statements of airshow pilots familiar with the pilot’s flight training, he likely flew an aerobatic maneuver that transitioned to an upright spin that he was unable to recover from before ground impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control during an intentional aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an upright spin into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/12/18/pilots-body-recovered-after-plane-goes-down-in-rural-pasture/amp/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N102JK/history/20201217/2211Z/50F/L%2032.62335%20-97.64197
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
FAA
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the Thurs., Dec 17, 2020, crash of an Extra 300 aircraft, Aledo, TX.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) December 18, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2020 13:03 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Dec-2020 16:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Dec-2020 17:12 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 18-Dec-2020 20:02 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-Dec-2020 06:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jul-2021 17:52 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Mar-2022 15:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2022 00:37 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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