- Date
- July 31, 1983, 12:41 local (17:41 UTC)
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45APPestes RV-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830731074799A
- Case key
- 11996
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Analysis
The accident occurred during a 'showcase' flyby at the annual eaa convention. The acft was flying #4 position in a formation of 4 acft. The flt was executing a very steep, near 90 deg bank left turn at 300-500 ft when the acft's came up & over putting the acft into an inverted position. The plt regained an upright position while in a descent & the acftstruck a tree. The flt leader stated there was no plane-to-plane radio communications established to advise the wing & slot plts of the maneuvers about to be performed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45AP
- Reported as
- Pestes RV-3
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 409
- Airframe hours
- 142
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2F, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arlin N. Pestes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 27, 1982 · 115 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 861 total · 142 in this make and model · 776 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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