Convair BT-13A N56336
17 April 2000 · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 April 2000 at about 21:06 local time, a Convair BT-13A registered N56336, operated by Big Ship Productions, Inc., was involved in an accident near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3594, -157.9394
- Aircraft
- Convair BT-13A
- Registration
- N56336
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Big Ship Productions, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ford Island → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00FA159
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to anticipate turbulence from the formation lead airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was flying a replica Japanese Val during the filming of 'Pearl Harbor' on Ford Island, Hawaii. The movie shot called for a low pass of three Val's over a movie set with 65-foot-tall palm trees. The number 2 and 3 wingmen were to stack up (above) on the flight leader number 1. At the completion of the pass, the number 3 wingman's left wing contacted a palm tree, severing about 18 feet of left wing. The airplane rolled twice and descended into the ground. The pilot was wearing a 5-point restraint system and survived with serious injuries. Video and film were viewed to determine whether or not smoke created by smoke generators for the movie shot were a factor affecting the pilot's view of the palm trees. The pilot reported the smoke was not an issue. The last thing he recalled was turbulence from the flight leader.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair BT-13A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2001 | Convair BT-13A | Odessa, Texas, United States | Confederate Air Force | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Aug 2005 | Convair BT-13A | Lyme, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 1973 | Convair BT-13A | Galveston Tex, Texas, United States | Confederate AF | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Convair BT-13A | Sunland Prk, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1968 | Convair BT-13A | Stone Mtn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2000 | Eurocopter AS-350 BA | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2000 | Cessna 305A | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2000 | Wsk Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2000 | Aerospatiale AS 355F1 | Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 11 May 2000 | Rockwell NA-265-65 | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 May 2000 | Lockheed L1011-385-1 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |