What happened
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Mr odegaard was practicing for the wings and wheels air show to be held on sept 8, 2012 at Barnes county airport, Valley City ND. He had completed several manuevers including an immelmann, half cuban eight and 4 point roll. He had made a wide turn and was returning to the field heading east when he intiated a barrel roll. At the top of the roll aircraft had a slight nose down atitude and as it was coming around contrails were visible from the wing tips, it was also noted by witnesses that the aircraft seemed to be shaking. The aircraft struck the gnd in a slight nose down atitude headed in a southerly direction. Aircraft was destoyed on impact and the pilot was deceased at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
MR ODEGAARD WAS PRACTICING FOR THE WINGS AND WHEELS AIR SHOW TO BE HELD ON SEPT 8, 2012 AT BARNES COUNTY AIRPORT, VALLEY CITY ND. HE HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL MANUEVERS INCLUDING AN IMMELMANN, HALF CUBAN EIGHT AND 4 POINT ROLL. HE HAD MADE A WIDE TURN AND WAS RETURNING TO THE FIELD HEADING EAST WHEN HE INTIATED A BARREL ROLL. AT THE TOP OF THE ROLL AIRCRAFT HAD A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATITUDE AND AS IT WAS COMING AROUND CONTRAILS WERE VISIBLE FROM THE WING TIPS, IT WAS ALSO NOTED BY WITNESSES THAT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE SHAKING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GND IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATITUDE HEADED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTOYED ON IMPACT AND THE PILOT WAS DECEASED AT THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
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