ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133211
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 1994 |
| Time: | 15:02 LT |
| Type: | Fighter Rebuilders F-2G |
| Owner/operator: | Fighter Rebuilders |
| Registration: | N31518 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | P&W R-4360-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KIWA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN UNLIMITED CATEGORY AIR RACE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT CLIMBED THE AIRPLANE TO SET-UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT BAILED OUT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE ENGINE DISINTEGRATED ON IMPACT.
Probable Cause: the airplane sustained a total loss of power and an in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA168
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 08:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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