ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179134
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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 2015 |
| Time: | 14:42 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-EZZT |
| MSN: | 5327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Friesach-Hirt Airfield - LOKH -
 Austria
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | LOKH |
| LOKH | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed during a local airshow, while perfoming aerobatics. The pilot (50) was declared dead on the scene. The airshow was cancelled after the crash.
Cause:
The aircraft accident most likely occurred due to the fact that the aerobatic manoeuvre was terminated lower than expected and that the remaining altitude was not sufficient to flare the aircraft before it collided with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bmvit.gv.at/verkehr/sub/luftfahrt/berichte/motorflugzeuge/2015/150830_pitts_s2b_lokh_85229.pdf
http://kaernten.orf.at/news/stories/2729019/
http://www.krone.at/469631
http://johnhumephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v78/p1651092880-3.jpg
Low pass before incident:
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Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2015 15:04 | Medevac | Added |
| 30-Aug-2015 15:14 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 17:22 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 30-Aug-2015 17:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 30-Aug-2015 19:45 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Aug-2015 19:45 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 05:50 | Iceman29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Sep-2015 09:38 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Sep-2015 13:46 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2017 19:39 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2017 19:40 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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