What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 1, 2019, about 1310 eastern daylight time, a Grumman OV-1D, N10VD, registered to MD aviation limited, was performing a demonstration flight at the Stuart airshow. Aircraft departed runway 30 and climbed, followed by a "dog leg" maneuver to the left, the aircraft immediately turned right to the enter the aerobatic box. Pilot mismanaged controls, loss control of the aircraft and impacted near the approach end of runway 30 at Witham Field (sua), Stuart, Florida.
The airline transport pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 1, 2019, ABOUT 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN OV-1D, N10VD, REGISTERED TO MD AVIATION LIMITED, WAS PERFORMING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT AT THE STUART AIRSHOW. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AND CLIMBED, FOLLOWED BY A "DOG LEG" MANEUVER TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY TURNED RIGHT TO THE ENTER THE AEROBATIC BOX. PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS, LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30 AT WITHAM FIELD (SUA), STUART, FLORIDA.
THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POSTCRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N10VD · 1
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