- Date
- January 1, 1985, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Odessa, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2104XFuji LM-1 "NIKKO"
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850101000039A
- Case key
- 31222
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground in an acft parking area on the arpt after a low alt loop which was not completed prior to ground contact. The plt had made one low pass down the rwy in formation with another fuji acft, a 2nd pass ended in an aileron roll, and during the 3rd pass, EST by witnesses as 10-20 ft AGL, the plt pulled up into a loop. During the descending backside of the loop insufficient alt remained to complete the maneuver. The acft slid on its belly into several parked acft before stopping. The plt was giving a demo ride to potential members of valiant air command at the time of the accident. The plt reported no mechanical problems with the acft. The toxicology reports revelaed no abnormal levels of any substance that could be considered a factor in this accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2104X
- Reported as
- Fuji LM-1 "NIKKO" (LM-1 "NIKK)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21014
- Airframe hours
- 6,364
- Engine
- Continental O-470-13A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Valiant Air Command Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 4, 1984 · 34 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,218 total · 70 in this make and model · 3,218 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 15 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.