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FAA accident report · Cvac BT-13A · Pearl Harbor, HI · April 17, 2000

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Date
April 17, 2000 · 11:06 local
Place
Pearl Harbor, HI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56336
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00FA159
Reported as
Cvac BT13A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total1,000 in this make and model
N56336Registration cancelled Aug 23, 2000 · Convair BT-13AS/N 6656Airframe modelConvair BT-13A

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What happened

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

(-23) At the termination of a low pass over the movie set, the aircrafts left wing collided with a 40 foot tall palm tree, severing the outboard 18 feet of the wing. (.4) the pilot was flying a replica japanese val during the filming of 'Pearl Harbor' on ford island, Hawaii. The movie shot called for a low pass of three val's over a movie set with 65-foot-tall palm trees. The number 2 and 3 wingmen were to stack up (above) on the flight leader number 1. At the completion of the pass, the number 3 wingman's left wing contacted a palm tree, severing about 18 feet of left wing. The airplane rolled twice and descended into the ground. The pilot was wearing a 5-point restraint system and survived with serious injuries. Video and film were viewed to determine whether or not smoke created by smoke generators for the movie shot were a factor affecting the pilot's view of the palm trees. The pilot reported the smoke was not an issue. The last thing he recalled was turbulence from the flight leader.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT THE TERMINATION OF A LOW PASS OVER THE MOVIE SET, THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A 40 FOOT TALL PALM TREE, SEVERING THE OUTBOARD 18 FEET OF THE WING. (.4) THE PILOT WAS FLYING A REPLICA JAPANESE VAL DURING THE FILMING OF 'PEARL HARBOR' ON FORD ISLAND, HAWAII. THE MOVIE SHOT CALLED FOR A LOW PASS OF THREE VAL'S OVER A MOVIE SET WITH 65-FOOT-TALL PALM TREES. THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 WINGMEN WERE TO STACK UP (ABOVE) ON THE FLIGHT LEADER NUMBER 1. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PASS, THE NUMBER 3 WINGMAN'S LEFT WING CONTACTED A PALM TREE, SEVERING ABOUT 18 FEET OF LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TWICE AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A 5-POINT RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND SURVIVED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. VIDEO AND FILM WERE VIEWED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SMOKE CREATED BY SMOKE GENERATORS FOR THE MOVIE SHOT WERE A FACTOR AFFECTING THE PILOT'S VIEW OF THE PALM TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THE SMOKE WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THE LAST THING HE RECALLED WAS TURBULENCE FROM THE FLIGHT LEADER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX00FA159Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPearl Harbor, HIthe pilot's failure to anticipate turbulence from the formation lead airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.Apr 17, 2000 · Destroyed