ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146625
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| Date: | Saturday 9 June 2012 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Christen Eagle 540 |
| Owner/operator: | Billy Werth Airshows, LLC |
| Registration: | N34BJ |
| MSN: | BJ-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 80 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kokomo Municipal Airport - KOKK, Kokomo, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Kokomo, IN (KOKK) |
| Kokomo, IN (KOKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot planned to depart the runway and then turn left toward a row of trees for an aerobatic demonstration at a local air show. At a set distance from the trees, his plan was to roll the airplane inverted and then climb away from the trees. However, during the performance, he realized that the airplane wasn’t going to clear the trees. The pilot stated that he tried to increase the airplane’s climb angle, but the airplane struck the trees. The pilot continued the airplane’s climb and returned to the airfield for a landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its wings and horizontal stabilizer during the collision with the trees. The pilot reported that the primary cause of the accident was “misjudgment in distance” and “pilot error.” He also indicated that the wind was occasionally gusty, but he was unable to ascertain whether that was a factor.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees during a low-level aerobatic maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 2014 | N34BJ | Billy Werth Airshows, LLC | 0 | Route 35, Standish, Maine | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2012 23:14 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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