- Date
- June 25, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nas Kingsville, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3239GKate 301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830625026769A
- Case key
- 20946
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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
The home built acft was built from parts of a north American SNJ-4 & BT-13. It was made to resemble a ww-ii japanese kate bomber & was being used in a confederate air force show to smiulate low level bombing runs. Between passes, the plt made 90-270 deg turns, similar to crop duster turns. According to the plt, he 'pulled too hard in the turn on a hot day', entered a high speed stall & crashed. He reported the temp was 96 deg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3239G
- Reported as
- Kate 301
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 90950
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Confederate Air Force Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1983
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- NQI · Nas Kingsville, runway 3, 8,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,984 total · 12 in this make and model · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NQI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.