Siai-Marchetti F.260C IRAID

Summary

On 6 August 1983 at about 21:40 local time, a Siai-Marchetti F.260C registered IRAID was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 August 1983 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Field (OSH)

Coordinates

44.0200, -88.6190

Aircraft

Siai-Marchetti F.260C

Registration

IRAID

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA371

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 FOREIGN REGISTERED PLT HAD A STATEMENT OF AEROBATIC COMPETENCY BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHICH CONTAINED A MIN ALT LIMITATION OF 300 FT AGL. WHILE PERFORMING AT AN AIR SHOW, HE HAD PLANNED TO PULL UP IN A HALF LOOP, MAKE A HALF ROLL ON TOP, ENTER A 2 TURN SPIN & RECOVER. THE MANEUVER WAS GENERALLY FLOWN AS BRIEFED; HOWEVER, THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE COMPLETELY RECOVERING FROM THE SPIN. SEVERAL QUALIFIED AEROBATIC PLTS AGREED THE HALF LOOP WAS INITIATED FROM ABOUT 100 FT AGL & THAT THE SPIN ROTATION HAD STOPPED AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, BUT THE ACFT WAS IN APRX AT 10 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND. THE PLT RECEIVED SEVERE NECK, BACK & BRAIN INJURIES & DIED 6 DAYS LATER. NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.