ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43171
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1984 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N688 |
| MSN: | 455 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 175 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeland, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland, FL (LAL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE OWNER/BUILDER OF THE ACFT & HIS WIFE WERE FLYING AT APRX 800 FT AGL WHEN THE PLANE ROLLED TO A NEAR INVERTED ATTITUDE & ENTERED A DIVE. BEFORE ENTERING THE MANEUVER, THE PLT WAS OBSERVED WAVING TO FRIENDS & ACQUAINTANCES WHO RESIDED IN THE AREA. BEFORE RECOVERING, THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A NEAR WINGS LEVEL, 30 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE DIVE WAS DESCRIBED AS A SPLIT-S TYPE OF MANEUVER. THE PLT'S WIFE, WHO WAS ALSO A RATED PLT, WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN A PASSENGER ON THIS flight. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39091
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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