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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 1990 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Jeti Incorporated |
| Registration: | N1CW |
| MSN: | FL 537 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce OLYMPUS 593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mojave, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mojave, CA (MHV) |
| Mojave, CA (MHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS FOR FILMING PURPOSES. ON THE LAST PASS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SLOW ROLL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE INVERTED POSITION IT HESITATED AND THEN DESCENDED INVERTED INTO THE GROUND. CAUSE: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO CORRECT A DESCENT DURING A LOW LEVEL AEROBACTICS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/dqy40u45uav3isyctkbtyfzt1/X06222013120000.pdf
2, http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BOXP
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=501
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2013 03:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Jun-2013 03:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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