- Date
- February 19, 1984, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Abita Springs, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGUltraclassics Bearcat 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21154
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Aerobatics - attemptedCause
Altitude - inadequateCause
Judgment - improperCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The airman tookoff for a personal flt, and after circling, made a desending high speed pass over the arpt. He then pulled the vehicle into a climb and began a roll. About 2/3 through the roll, the vehicle's nose dropped and it dove into the ground. The nose of the vehicle imbedded into the dirt about 18 inches.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Ultraclassics Bearcat 150 (BEARCAT 15)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0001
- Airframe hours
- 35
- Engine
- Kawasaki TA440A, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Operator
- Wm. C. Auffings
- Registered owner
- Jack Hutchinson
- Airport
- St. Tammary Parish
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None