ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174973
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| Date: | Sunday 29 March 2015 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Team Aerodynamix |
| Registration: | N8JL |
| MSN: | 81324 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2243 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (KTCL) Tuscaloosa, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Tuscaloosa Rgnl (KTCL) |
| Tuscaloosa Rgnl (KTCL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two participating aircraft experienced a midair contact during an airshow demonstration at Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (KTCL) Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The experimental Merian built RV-8, registration N8JL, sustained substantial damage to the empennage and the experimental Kight built RV-6, registration N722DK, sustained minor propellor damage.
The sole pilots onboard the two aircraft were not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://abc3340.com/story/28643913/faa-investigating-accident-at-tuscaloosa-regional-air-show
http://www.wbrc.com/story/28643530/no-injuries-reported-after-an-accident-during-the-tuscaloosa-regional-air-show
http://web.archive.org/web/20150409204542/http://www.asias.faa.gov:80/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:30-MAR-15,VANS
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N8JL.html
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2015 22:15 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Apr-2015 22:43 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2015 22:47 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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