Paxton RV-3A N87JP
15 March 1988 · Antioch, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 March 1988 at about 02:00 local time, a Paxton RV-3A registered N87JP, operated by Paxton, John, was involved in an accident near Antioch, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Antioch, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9908, -121.8100
- Aircraft
- Paxton RV-3A
- Registration
- N87JP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paxton, John
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Livermore → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88DVD03
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO HAVE ENTERED A SPIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERED, HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING WAS SEEN TO BE BENT UPWARD AND THE FIBERGLASS TIP WAS DANGLING FROM THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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