- Date
- May 23, 1992, 10:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- Camillus, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N88070Piper J3C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920523016429A
- Case key
- 11795
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly judge the ground clearance required to perform an aerobatic manuever.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Several witnesses observed the aircraft flying at a low altitude, then pulling upto begin an aerial loop. As the aircraft manuevered over the top of the loop, it immediately descended and impacted the ground. An examination of the aircraft did not disclose any mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88070
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15686
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Albert Y. Edison
- Registered owner
- Albert Y. Edison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SYR, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.