North American P82-B N12102
10 October 1987 · Harlingen, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1987 at about 20:14 local time, a North American P82-B registered N12102 was involved in an accident near Harlingen, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harlingen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rio Grande Valley Inter'l (HRL)
- Coordinates
- 26.1903, -97.6808
- Aircraft
- North American P82-B
- Registration
- N12102
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- 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
- FTW88DRG01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WITH THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE AT RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH RESULTING IN A STALL AND AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. AT IMPACT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED CAUSING A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THE F82B APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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