ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 5173
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| Date: | Sunday 8 September 1974 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N86589 |
| MSN: | 135-74 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NAS South Weymouth, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | KNZW |
| KNZW | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed vertically into the ground while performing a low level controlled aerobatics. Fire after impact.
Maneuver performed before accident varies by desription (from multiple sources)
Pilot: Sharon Johnston Leithoff (airshow stage name: Shannon Leithoff)
1. low level half-twist maneuver, resulting in ground impact and fire.
2. flat spin (inverted) with 'pull up' attempted recovery into ground.
3. Low altitude barrel rolls, ending with a pull up to vertical (unfortunately aircraft was inverted when pulled 'up')
NTSB: NYC75AN033
FAA reports: Commercial type rated pilot. Total time as 562 hours (233 hrs in type)
Misjudged altitude and clearance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB, trade publications (EAA-VAA) Airport-Data.com FAA-USCAR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2017 14:33 | 78Delta | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2017 11:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Damage] |
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