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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lkheed T-33 · Roswell, NM · May 4, 1990

Date
May 4, 1990 · 14:49 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N233RK
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA104
Reported as
Lkheed T33
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total200 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Both wing spars failed while attempting a splits,to recover from a inverted dive. Demo to newsman prior to airshow.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH WING SPARS FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING A SPLITS,TO RECOVER FROM A INVERTED DIVE. DEMO TO NEWSMAN PRIOR TO AIRSHOW.

NTSB investigation

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