Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 October 1987
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 10
Owner/operator: Falcon Jet Corp
Registration Number: N121FJ
Location: Rancho Murieta, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The pilot’s flight controls and aircraft systems.The pilot’s flight controls and aircraft systems.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A sales demo flight resulted in a loss of control by the pilot, who executed an intentional low-level aerobatic maneuver at 600 feet. The incident was caused by in-flight loss of control.A sales demo flight resulted in a loss of control by the pilot, who executed an intentional low-level aerobatic maneuver at 600 feet. The incident was caused by in-flight loss of control.
Description
Sales demo flight. In flight loss of control by the pilot flying while performing an intentional low level aerobatic maneuver (a left aileron roll at 600 feet). PROBABLE CAUSE: “In flight loss of control by the pilot flying while performing an intentional low level aerobatic maneuver.”
Primary Cause
In-flight loss of control by the pilot flying while performing an intentional low-level aerobatic maneuver.In-flight loss of control by the pilot flying while performing an intentional low-level aerobatic maneuver.Share on:
