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Serial #: RCAF21265 Construction #: 265 Civil Registration: N12418 |
Model: CT-33 Mk. 3 Name: None Status: Destroyed Last info: 1994 |
Leroy Penhall/Fighter Imports Inc, Chino, CA, 1973-1974.
- Registered as N12418.
Jack Ormes, Los Angeles, CA, 1977.
Raymond F. Mabrey, Coon Rapids, MN, 1982-1994.
- Destroyed in crash at airshow, Mount Clemens, MI, June 11, 1994.
NTSB Identification: CHI94LA195 . The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, June 11, 1994 in MOUNT CLEMENS, MI
Aircraft: CANADAIR T-33, registration: N12418
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
DURING AN AIR SHOW PERFORMANCE, THE PILOT PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED LOW PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS NEAR SHOW CENTER, THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT ROLL. WITNESSES STATED THAT ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE ROLL, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A GRASSY FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AND A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED. A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALY.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN DURING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER. HIS IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE MANEUVER WAS A FACTOR.
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, 1987
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