- Date
- May 10, 1987, 15:07 local (22:07 UTC)
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N33693Chance Vought F4U-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870510082639A
- Case key
- 25318
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Analysis
The pilot of the F4U was giving the passenger a ride in appreciation of her volunteer work she contributed to an airshow conducted at brown field in san diego, California. Ground witnesses observed the F4U enter an inverted dive from an altitude of about 1500 feet above the ground before it impacted the ground. Plts familiar with the F4U stated that once inverted it tends to stay that way and a 'split s' maneuver is usually the only way out, which uses 3000 ft or more of altitude. The plts experience in aerobatics in the F4U is unknown. No malfunctions of the acft were noted during post acc investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33693
- Reported as
- Chance Vought F4U-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 133693
- Airframe hours
- 1,295
- Engine
- P&W R2800-18W, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- G & R Aviation Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1987
- Departed
- SDM · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- SDM · Brown Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,900 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDM, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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