ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40454
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1983 |
| Time: | 11:53 |
| Type: |  North American SNJ |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9789Z |
| MSN: | 76-3701 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millington, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TH PLT WAS GIVING FREE RIDES TO SPECTATORS AT AN AIR SHOW. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LOOP WHICH WAS INITIATED AT A LOW ALTITUDE. AS THE ACFT REACHED THE TOP OF THE LOOP, IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1,000 TO 1,200 FT AGL. THE NOSE THEN PITCHED DOWN INTO A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE & CONTINUED UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. THE PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ACROBATIC COMPETENCY CHECK. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS REVEALED BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL READINGS OF 0.054% TO 0.065%. HOWEVER, THE VITREOUS HUMOR ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS NEGATIVE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44407
ex.RCAF/AJ731. To: N4763
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Jul-2018 13:32 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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