ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40485
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Date: | Saturday 9 May 1992 |
Time: | 17:15 LT |
Type: | Nanchang CJ-6A (Yak-18A) |
Owner/operator: | Imle, Barclay C. |
Registration: | N3210R |
MSN: | 2232036 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4020 hours |
Engine model: | Housia 6A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Richmond, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | La Porte, TX (T41) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE MILITARY VINTAGE TRAINER MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE ACTIVE RUNWAY OF A LOCAL AIRPARK THAT WAS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL FLY-IN FOR FRIENDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPARK. THE BACK SEAT OF THE TANDEM AIRPLANE WAS OCCUPIED BY A FORMER SOVIET AIR FORCE PILOT WHO RESIDED AT THE AIRPARK AND USED TO BE AN INSTRUCTOR AND MECHANIC IN THE SAME TYPE OF AIRPLANE IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE HIGH SPEED LOW PASS, FULL POWER WAS ADDED AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP TO 35 DEGREES AS A RAPID RIGHT TURN DEVELOPED. AN ACCELERATED STALL DEVELOPED DURING THE ATTEMPTED ROLL AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY AND THE LOW ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW92FA127 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92FA127
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
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10-Mar-2011 10:35 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
10-Mar-2011 10:47 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
11-Apr-2024 07:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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