# Accident 19960504009259A: Namer HARVARD2, Lafayette, LA, May 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1996, 12:33 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 30.1597° N, 92.0309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1597&lon=-92.0309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2755Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2755Z-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American HARVARD 2 (registry code 6400441, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-harvard-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARD2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504009259A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVER, LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND IN A LEFT TURN. CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) ON MAY 4, 1996, AT 1233 CDT, A NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK 11, N2755Z, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY H-TRIF HOLDING, INC., CRASHED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS AT AN AIR SHOW AT THE LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 13 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. REVIEW OF VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE ACCIDENT TAPED BY AIR SHOW SPECTATORS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE A LOW PASS ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF ABOUT 220 DEGREES, PULLED UP, AND ENTERED A RIGHT AILERON ROLL. AS THE AIRPLANE REACHED THE INVERTED POSITION, THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DESCENDING WHILE CONTINUING TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND UPRIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING LOW ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF ABOUT 196 DEGREES.

## 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 FTW96FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA200), May 4, 1996: North American Harvard MK II (N2755Z), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed and/or altitude, while performing aerobatic flight.

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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