Pestes RV-3 N45AP

Summary

On 31 July 1983 at about 17:41 local time, a Pestes RV-3 registered N45AP was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 July 1983 at 17:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Field (OSH)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Pestes RV-3

Registration

N45AP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA243

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A 'SHOWCASE' FLYBY AT THE ANNUAL EAA CONVENTION. THE ACFT WAS FLYING #4 POSITION IN A FORMATION OF 4 ACFT. THE FLT WAS EXECUTING A VERY STEEP, NEAR 90 DEG BANK LEFT TURN AT 300-500 FT WHEN THE ACFT'S CAME UP & OVER PUTTING THE ACFT INTO AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PLT REGAINED AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE IN A DESCENT & THE ACFTSTRUCK A TREE. THE FLT LEADER STATED THERE WAS NO PLANE-TO-PLANE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ESTABLISHED TO ADVISE THE WING & SLOT PLTS OF THE MANEUVERS ABOUT TO BE PERFORMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.