Perkins CHRISTEN EAGLE II N115MC

Summary

On 28 February 1988 at about 05:00 local time, a Perkins CHRISTEN EAGLE II registered N115MC, operated by Marcus E. Perkins, was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 February 1988 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.2690, -76.7004

Aircraft

Perkins CHRISTEN EAGLE II

Registration

N115MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marcus E. Perkins

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newport News → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO88FID01

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

WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT PERFORMING AEROBATICS WHICH INCLUDED LOOPS AND ROLLS. THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING IN A LOOP WHEN IT SUDDENLY PITCHED DOWN AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. SOME WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT WAS SPINNING AS IT DESCENDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.