Date:	Wednesday 28 April 1993
Time:	23:50
Type:	Beechcraft C99 Commuter
Owner/operator:	GP Express Airlines
Registration:	N115GP
MSN:	U-228
Year of manufacture:	1986
Total airframe hrs:	6962 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	6 km NE of Shelton, NE -   United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Grand Island-Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE (GRI/KGRI)
Destination airport:	Grand Island-Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE (GRI/KGRI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
While on a proficiency check flight both pilots attempted to perform a barrel roll (a prohibited aerobatics manoeuvre). The Beech struck the ground shortly before completion of the roll.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The deliberate disregard for Federal Aviation Regulations, GP Express procedures, and prudent concern for safety by the two pilots in their decision to execute an aerobatic manoeuvre during a scheduled check ride flight, and the failure of GP Express management to establish and maintain a commitment to instill professionalism in their pilots consistent with the highest levels of safety necessary for an airline operating scheduled passenger service."

Air Safety Week 10 May 1993 (p. 5,10)
ICAO Adrep Summary 3/93 (#22)
NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-11 and -12
NTSB Safety Recommendations A-94-13
NTSB/AAR-94/01/SUM
Scramble 168

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29 April 1993

N115GP

GP Express Airlines

Shelton, NE

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photo (c) NTSB; Shelton, NE; April 1993; (publicdomain)

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