ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39016
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 June 1995 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: | Walter W. Bell LAZER EDGE |
| Owner/operator: | Walter W. Bell |
| Registration: | N33PE |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Reno, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (F28) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE EXECUTE A 'SNAP ROLL' TO THE RIGHT, RECOVERING IN A 90 DEGREE RIGHT BANK AND 'NOSE LOW' ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE THEN 'SNAPPED TO THE LEFT', WITH A WINGS LEVEL RECOVERY, 'BUT THE NOSE [WAS] EXTREMELY LOW, IN A 30-40 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.' DURING THESE MANEUVERS, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN 'RAPIDLY LOSING ALTITUDE AND WAS ABOUT 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.' WITNESSES THEN OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE 'PITCH UP' AND HEARD AN APPLICATION OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE THEN 'BROKE TO THE LEFT, DOING A 3/4 OR MORE SPIN, BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND EXPLODING INTO A FIREBALL.' TWO ADDITIONAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE JUST PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF A FLIGHT CONTROL FAILURE PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT THE LOW ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA244
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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