De Havilland DHC-1-22 N95HP

Summary

On 12 November 1984 at about 20:52 local time, a De Havilland DHC-1-22 registered N95HP, operated by Dimberly B. Pardue, was involved in an accident near Abilene, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 November 1984 at 20:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Abilene, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Elmdale Airpark (6F4)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-1-22

Registration

N95HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dimberly B. Pardue

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abilene → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85FA045

2 people 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

ACFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN INTENTIONAL LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANEUVER (LEFT ROLL) OVER THE RWY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT MADE A LOW PASS (100-200' AGL) DOWN THE RWY & ENTERED THE ROLL. AT THE INVERTED POSITION, THE NOSE FELL THRU, BUT THE MANEUVER WAS CONTINUED. THE ACFT DISHED OUT AT THE BOTTOM AND IMPACTED IN A WINGS LEVEL, 0 DEG PITCH ATTITUDE WITH HIGH VERTICAL VELOCITY ABOUT 200 YDS RIGHT OF THE RWY. A POST-CRASH FIRE ERUPTED AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO REST. THE PIC (CFI) WAS NOT CLEARED FOR LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS BY THE FAA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.