- Date
- November 12, 1984, 14:52 local (20:52 UTC)
- Place
- Abilene, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N95HPde Havilland DHC-1-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841112061289A
- Case key
- 21507
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Analysis
Acft crashed while attempting an intentional low level acrobatic maneuver (left roll) over the rwy. Witnesses stated that the acft made a low pass (100-200' AGL) down the rwy & entered the roll. At the inverted position, the nose fell thru, but the maneuver was continued. The acft dished out at the bottom and impacted in a wings level, 0 deg pitch attitude with high vertical velocity about 200 yds right of the rwy. A post-crash fire erupted after the acft came to rest. The PIC (CFI) was not cleared for low level acrobatics by the FAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95HP
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-1-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CI-0190
- Engine
- de Havilland GIPSY MAJOR, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Dimberly B. Pardue, doing business as Daughter Of Owner (Age 19)
- Registered owner
- Howard E. Pardue
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1984
- Departed
- 6F4 · Abilene, TX
- Airport
- 6F4 · Elmdale Airpark, runway 17, 2,950 × 25 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,700 total · 5,200 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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