FTW82FRG02

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker Sdly SMK20 · Haringen, TX · October 9, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 9, 1981
Place
Haringen, TX · HARINGEN, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N19SFHawker Sdly SMK20
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811009066169A
Case key
122916

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2983   81/10/9 NR.HARINGEN,TX        HAWKER SDLY SMK20   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 6000
        TIME - 1300                    N19SF               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLINGEN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HARINGEN,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SEA FURY,WWII FIGHTER ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N19SF
Reported as
Hawker Sdly SMK20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Harlingen Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.