ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37455
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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 1998 |
| Time: | 20:14 LT |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13A Valiant |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Edgar Bayne |
| Registration: | N550C |
| MSN: | 10798 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2337 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stevensville, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kentmorr, MD (3W3) |
| Fredricksburg, VA (EZF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to witnesses, before the flight, at a local restaurant, the pilot told a waitress that he would fly by the restaurant and wave. The airplane departed the airport, initially flew west, then south, parallel to the shore line. At the marina, the airplane flew by at a low altitude, about 150-300 feet above the ground. It then made a sharp right turn, and the wings were perpendicular to the ground. The nose of the airplane dropped, and it immediately began to descend. It disappeared behind trees, and shortly afterwards, witnesses heard the impact and saw a column of smoke.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control while buzzing a building.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD98FA086
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Aug-2015 19:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 23-Dec-2016 16:37 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 06-Apr-2024 17:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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