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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univar A2AALON · New Orleans, LA · August 24, 1988

Date
August 24, 1988 · 18:59 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
Lakefront
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5626F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88DRD20
Reported as
Univar A2AALON
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.

Vertical impact into a swamp. Pilot had departed to practice acrobatics for an airshow. Alcohol noted in autopsy.

As the FAA filed it

VERTICAL IMPACT INTO A SWAMP. PILOT HAD DEPARTED TO PRACTICE ACROBATICS FOR AN AIRSHOW. ALCOHOL NOTED IN AUTOPSY.

NTSB investigation

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