- Date
- October 17, 1987, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Arcadia, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N230WFExtra Flugzeugbau 230
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871017059839A
- Case key
- 31988
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident occurred while the aircraft was performing exhibition aerobatics at an airshow. The acft had just completed a portion of the planned low alt aerobatic sequence which included a tail slide & 3 rolls with the nose of the acft pointed toward the ground at a 45 deg angle. Witnesses stated that after the tail slide, the acft completed 4 rolls instead of the planned 3, & that the nose was pointed toward the ground at about a 60 deg angle instead of the planned 45 deg angle. After recovery from the 4th roll, the acft was observed to attempt to pull out of the low alt dive at about 100 ft. the nose was observed to rise, but the acft hit the ground before recovery could be affected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N230WF
- Reported as
- Extra Flugzeugbau 230
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 006
- Airframe hours
- 279
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360A1E, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas W. Fuller
- Registered owner
- Thomas W Fuller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 21, 1987 · 79 hours before
- Airport
- 92FL · Carlstorm
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 1,900 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 37 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.