- Date
- June 30, 1990, 14:44 local (18:44 UTC)
- Place
- Groton, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1205VBoeing A75L3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900630022969A
- Case key
- 36674
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Probable cause
An impact with the ground following an improperly executed roll with insufficient altitude for recovery. Factors related to the accident were improper use of the flight controls by the pilot.
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
The pilot was performing at an airshow and made a roll to the left immediately after takeoff. While inverted the airplane started to loose altitude and changed direction to the right from the original flight path. The roll continued on the new heading and the airplane impacted on a taxiway in a level attitude. The upper left wing and landing gear collapsed. No problems were found with the engine or airframe. When the airplane deviated from the roll, there was insufficient altitude for recovery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1205V
- Reported as
- Boeing A75L3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-1779
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Russel Gage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Aerobatic
- Airport
- GON · Groton
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GON
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.