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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rose Tommy E THUNDER MUSTANG · Helotes, TX · February 25, 2015

Date: February 25, 2015 · 16:15 local
Place: Helotes, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7TR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA154
Reported as: Rose Tommy E Thunder Mustang
Reported engine: Amateur-built RYAN FALCONER V-12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N7TRRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2016 · Rose Tommy E THUNDER MUSTANGS/N GHTM002 · Built 1998 Airframe modelRose Tommy E THUNDER MUSTANG Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

A witness observed the aircraft pass by at an estimated altitude of approx. 600 feet AGL. When it neared the government canyon area he observed an inside loop maneuver, and the aircraft decended out of sight behind a hill.

The aircraft impacted trees and rocky terrain at a high rate of speed.

As the FAA filed it

A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PASS BY AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 600 FEET AGL. WHEN IT NEARED THE GOVERNMENT CANYON AREA HE OBSERVED AN INSIDE LOOP MANEUVER, AND THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND A HILL.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND ROCKY TERRAIN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

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 CEN15FA154Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHelotes, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance from terrain after initiating an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude.Feb 25, 2015 · Destroyed