# Accident 20010210004629A: Aerovd L39C, Pecan Island, LA, February 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2001
- Place: Pecan Island, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3750° N, 92.3994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3750&lon=-92.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901NL-2002-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AL-25SERIES (registry code 34702, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L39C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210004629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE JET AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING A ROLL FROM AN INVERTED LOW LEVEL HIGH SPEED PASS.

## 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 FTW01FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA063), Feb 10, 2001: Aero Vodochody L-39C (N901NL), Pecan Island, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing low level aerobatics. A factor was fatigue.

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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