Homebuilt DER JAGER DIX N4JE
13 September 1984 · Albion, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1984 at about 00:00 local time, a Homebuilt DER JAGER DIX registered N4JE, operated by Robert Nesbitt, was involved in an accident near Albion, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albion, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pine Hill (9G6)
- Coordinates
- 43.2408, -78.1791
- Aircraft
- Homebuilt DER JAGER DIX
- Registration
- N4JE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Nesbitt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Barre → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FFJ05
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE DID NORMAL FLT MANEUVERS, SLOW FLT, STALLS & WING OVERS IN THE HOMEBUILT ACFT. HE THEN DECIDED TO DO A BARREL ROLL, WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS SMOOTH UNTIL COMPLETION WHEN THE ACFT WANTED TO CONTINUE IN THE ROLL & THE NOSE BEGAN TO OSILATE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & COULD NOT BRING THE NOSE UP. THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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