# Accident 19940705017329A: Mrchti F260, Dover, OK, July 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1994, 09:40 local time
- Place: Dover, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9796° N, 97.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9796&lon=-97.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260MS-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti F.260 (registry code 8121206, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-f-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017329A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEMO OF WARPLANE ATTACK ON A BRIDGE FOR TV SHOW.MADE THRID PASS WITH WING OVER AT 50 FT AGL. FAILED PULLOUT.

## 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 FTW94FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA220), Jul 5, 1994: SIAI-Marchetti F.260 (N260MS), Dover, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHILE PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC DEMONSTRATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE TRAINING, HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE…

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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