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Serial #: RCAF23504 Construction #: 1294 Civil Registration: N86CD N30CJ |
Model(s): CL-13 Sabre Mk. 6 Name: Crap Shooter Status: Destroyed Last info: 2002 |
Age Of Flight Museum, Niagara Falls, Ontario, November 1965-1967.
Brian Baird, Toronto, Ontario, 1969-1977.
- Stored Mesa, AZ, 1969-1974.
- Stored dismantled, Chino, CA, 1977.
S. Bruce Goesling/Combat Jet & Aerospace Museum, Chino, CA, August 1986.
- Registered as N86CD.
Corporate Jets Inc, Scottsdale, AZ, December 1987-1992.
- Registered as N30CJ, April 1988.
- Based at Deccimomanuu, Sardinia for military contract, 1989.
- Based at Soesterberg, Netherlands for military contract, 1991.
James Rossi, Ocala, FL, July 1998-2002.
- Destroyed in impact with truck during forced landing after engine failure, San Isidro, Dominican Republic, November 04, 2002.
-- Pilot killed.
NTSB Identification: FTW03WA031
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, November 04, 2002 in San Isidro, Dominican Republic
Aircraft: Canadair F-86, registration: N30CJ
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On November 4, 2002, at 0850 eastern standard time, a Canadair F-86 airplane, N30CJ, was destroyed upon impact with terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine thrust during initial takeoff climb from the San Isidro Air Force Base, in the Dominican Republic. The airline transport rated pilot, sole occupant of the Korean War vintage aircraft, was fatally injured. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the international cross country flight for which a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The flight was originating from the Dominican Air Force Base at the time of the mishap. The flight's intended destination was Ocala, Florida, with an intermediate refueling stop planned for Nassau, The Bahamas.
According to his wingman and witnesses, the airplane was in a slight climb attitude, wings level, at an estimated airspeed of 250 knots, when a "large ball of fire" was observed coming from the aircraft tailpipe. The pilot reported losing engine power and simultaneously initiated a left turn back towards the military airbase. The pilot established a glide and managed to maneuver the airplane away from populated areas, towards and open field. The airplane touched down in controlled flight on a marshy area. During the landing slide, one of the wings was reported to have collided with the remains of a partly covered abandoned truck, resulting in a post-impact fire.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2002.
NTSB, www.ntsb.gov
Photo Source(s):
Steve Tournay, 1997
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