Fuji LM-1 "NIKKO" N2104X

Summary

On 1 January 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Fuji LM-1 "NIKKO" registered N2104X was involved in an accident near Odessa, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 January 1985 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Odessa, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.1306, -82.5894

Aircraft

Fuji LM-1 "NIKKO"

Registration

N2104X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85FA071

2 people were seriously injured.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN AN ACFT PARKING AREA ON THE ARPT AFTER A LOW ALT LOOP WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. THE PLT HAD MADE ONE LOW PASS DOWN THE RWY IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER FUJI ACFT, A 2ND PASS ENDED IN AN AILERON ROLL, AND DURING THE 3RD PASS, EST BY WITNESSES AS 10-20 FT AGL, THE PLT PULLED UP INTO A LOOP. DURING THE DESCENDING BACKSIDE OF THE LOOP INSUFFICIENT ALT REMAINED TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER. THE ACFT SLID ON ITS BELLY INTO SEVERAL PARKED ACFT BEFORE STOPPING. THE PLT WAS GIVING A DEMO RIDE TO POTENTIAL MEMBERS OF VALIANT AIR COMMAND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ACFT. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORTS REVELAED NO ABNORMAL LEVELS OF ANY SUBSTANCE THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.