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FAA accident report · Amtr L-39ZO · Forest Hill, MD · August 24, 2003

Date: August 24, 2003 · 11:20 local
Place: Forest Hill, MD
Airport: Forest Hill Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N298RD
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03FA180
Reported as: Amtr L39ZO
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,300 total65 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N298RDRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2005 · Aero Vodochody L-39ZOS/N 731013 Airframe modelAero Vodochody L-39ZO

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was doing a fly-by at the Forest Hill Airport (MD31). After passing the airport the pilot pulled the aircraft up and it was observed by some witnesses to shudder or shake and the nose came down. The aircraft just cleared a shopping area. The aircraft hit the roof of a house across from a shopping area taking off part of the roof, then struck a tree and the ground and burst into flames. The pilot was fatally injured in this accident. It appears that the aircraft may have stalled and the pilot lost control of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS DOING A FLY-BY AT THE FOREST HILL AIRPORT (MD31). AFTER PASSING THE AIRPORT THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND IT WAS OBSERVED BY SOME WITNESSES TO SHUDDER OR SHAKE AND THE NOSE CAME DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT JUST CLEARED A SHOPPING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ROOF OF A HOUSE ACROSS FROM A SHOPPING AREA TAKING OFF PART OF THE ROOF, THEN STRUCK A TREE AND THE GROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE STALLED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 NYC03FA180Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportForest Hill, MDThe pilot's in-flight decision to delay application of engine power to account for the engine's slow response to throttle input, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with a residential area. A factor related to the accident was the…Aug 24, 2003 · Destroyed