# Accident 19930514013729A: Sukhoi SU29, Fountain, CO, May 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fountain, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6610° N, 104.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6610&lon=-104.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29RP-1993-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sukhoi SU-29 (registry code 9850103, https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUKHOI SU29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 70 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930514013729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AEROBATIC PRACTICE. PROBLEMS IN ROLL RECOVERY. UNABLE CONTROL DIVE. BAILED OUT. BOTH PILOTS ON CONTROLS OPPOSITE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN93LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA058), May 14, 1993: Sukhoi SU-29 (N29RP), Fountain, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE SAFETY PILOT TO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SAFETY PILOT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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