# Accident 20000923015049A: Dehavilland DH-100 MK 6, Ontario, OR, September 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2000, 12:43 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0791° N, 117.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0791&lon=-117.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152RD-2001-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH-100 MK 6 (registry code 2804004, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-100-mk-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000923015049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS OBSERVED MAKING NUMEROUS LOW PASSES IN FRONT OF A LARGE CROWD DURING AN UNWAIVERED AIRSHOW AT THE ONTARIO OREGON AIRPORT. AS THE A/C WAS TURNING AROUND FOR ANOTHER PASS, IT SUDDENLY ROLLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, WENT INVERTED FOR AN INSTANT, ROLLED UPRIGHT AND THEN ENTERED A 2 AND 1/2 TURN SPIN. THE A/C HIT THE GROUND AND EXPLODED.

## 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 SEA00LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA186), Sep 23, 2000: de Havilland DH-100 MK.6 (N152RD), Ontario, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during low-altitude maneuvering flight, resulting in an accelerated stall and spin. A factor was the pilot's intentional low-altitude maneuvering…

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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