Smith FW2C80TD accident near Lucedale, MS
On April 27, 1993, a Smith FW2C80TD (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lucedale, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 27, 1993
- Place
- Lucedale, MS
- Aircraft
- Smith FW2C80TD · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.921°N, 88.591°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12205
NTSB summary
On April 27, 1993, at about 1159 central daylight time, a C. Shane Smith FW2C80TD, N912WB, registered to Christopher S. Smith, crashed following separation of the wings at Lucedale, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91, personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the student rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated at Lucedale, Mississippi, on April 27, 1993, about 1130. The pilot's father reported to several persons that his son departed in N912WB about 1130 from their private strip. His son was flying the aircraft because the passenger, his son's cousin, was not a pilot. Just before 1200 he observed the aircraft return to an area of their strip. It made a high speed low pass down the runway and then pulled up into a near vertical climb. An explosion or backfire was heard at this time, and a puff of smoke was seen. The aircraft then entered into a wing over maneuver and was returning to level flight when the wings departed the aircraft, resulting in the crash. (See attached Flightworks Corporation Accident Report and record of telephone conversation with Mr. Paul Mather.) A witness located in a field about 1 mile from the crash site observed the aircraft fly toward the strip in level flight at a high altitude. About 3 to 4 minutes later he observed the aircraft in level flight and a puff of smoke came from it. The right wing then separated. The aircraft then entered a "tail spin" and shortly after this the left wing separated and the aircraft crashed.
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A MANNER WHICH EXCEEDED DESIGN LIMITATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE WINGS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
