What happened
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Low pass over airport. Stalled on pullup and impact near vertical. Heard engine quit. Aisshow type with smoke tank. (-23) on may 8, 1995, about 11:15 EDT, a staudacher S-600, N600RT, registered to red thunder airshows, inc. collided with the ground after completing a low flyby at Botsford Airport, Wellington, Ohio, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated commercial pilot died on may 9, 1995. The flight originated at Michigan city, Indiana, on may 8, 1995 about 08:30 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT. STALLED ON PULLUP AND IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. HEARD ENGINE QUIT. AISSHOW TYPE WITH SMOKE TANK. (-23) ON MAY 8, 1995, ABOUT 11:15 EDT, A STAUDACHER S-600, N600RT, REGISTERED TO RED THUNDER AIRSHOWS, INC. COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER COMPLETING A LOW FLYBY AT BOTSFORD AIRPORT, WELLINGTON, OHIO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT DIED ON MAY 9, 1995. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA, ON MAY 8, 1995 ABOUT 08:30 CDT.
NTSB investigation
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