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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | OO-BAB |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hasselt, Kiewit airshow -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The red plane did not have enough altitude to complete a looping and halfway the loop it dove into the right side of the landing strip, node down. There was no fire or explosion, the plane frooze immediately info the ground at impact and was smashed in two pieces
Sources:
Eyewitness
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2022 09:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-Aug-2025 16:11 | Timmy | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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