- Date
- March 15, 1984, 16:30 local (Mar 16, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rialto, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N14110North American T-28B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840315006319A
- Case key
- 23943
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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
Plt was authorized by acft owner to test fly the acft around the traffic pattern with a local FBO owner on board. Plt made 3 flts, last of which culminated in the accident. On the first and third flts, unauthorized passengers were on board. FBO owner stated plt performed a 'couple rolls' during the second flt when he was on board. On the third flt, several witnesses stated, plt 'buzzed' the rwy and made a wide climbing turn to a wide downwind north of the rwy. Once level, btw 700 and 1000 ft, plt began a series of left aileron rolls. Number of rolls varied as reported by witnesses, however, all stated that during the last roll the acft hesitated near the inverted position, the nose dropped and acft continued to roll into the ground. Three flt instructors stated they admonished the plt on several occasions in the past 'not to perform aerobatics in the aircraft' especially since wing pods were installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14110
- Reported as
- North American T-28B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51-7511
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Wright 1820-56A, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ricardo Rocha
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 24, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- L67 · Rialto, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 950 total · 40 in this make and model · 675 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONT, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.