19880529016289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S · El Paso, TX · May 29, 1988

Date
May 29, 1988 · 10:45 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5333N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88DQA01
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pulled out of dive too late. Hit ground hard and stopped submerged in a lake. Was performing acrobatics at air show

As the FAA filed it

PULLED OUT OF DIVE TOO LATE. HIT GROUND HARD AND STOPPED SUBMERGED IN A LAKE. WAS PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT AIR SHOW

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.