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| Date: | Tuesday 29 November 1994 |
| Time: | 17:53 LT |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-52 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2215C |
| MSN: | 888413 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 680 hours |
| Engine model: | VENDENEYEV M-14P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Caruthersville Municipal Airport, Caruthersville, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Memphis, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED A ROLL AT 1000 FEET. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ROLLING INVERTED A SECOND TIME AT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE NOSE THEN DROPPED TO NEAR VERTICAL, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED, AND WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE.
Probable Cause: The insufficient altitude (300 feet above the airport) at which an aerobatic maneuver was attempted by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95DCA01
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2215C
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Aug-2016 16:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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